The Metropolitan Police has said it will use "every power, tactic and tool" to protect London against "one of the worst spates of violent disorder in the last decade".
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00:00The Metropolitan Police has said it will use every power, tactic and tool to protect London
00:06against one of the worst spates of violent disorder in the last decade. It follows more
00:11than a week of violence in some towns and cities across England and Northern Ireland.
00:16More than 100 people were arrested in central London last week after officers clashed with
00:22demonstrators in Whitehall. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine said the force
00:28would not hesitate to arrest hundreds more people if further violent disorder took place.
00:34London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged people to check in on their friends, family, neighbours
00:38and colleagues from ethnic minorities. He said our communities are facing the threat
00:44of hatred, including violence fuelled by insidious racism, prejudice and Islamophobia.
00:51For more on this, head to LondonWorld.com