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Hello and

welcome to Coffey House Shots The Spectators Daily Politics Podcast.

I'm Oscar Edmondson and I'm joined today by Brendan O'Neill and John Woodcock

who previously advised government on political violence and disruption.

So police are bracing themselves for more violent disorder this weekend,

this in the aftermath of the tragic stabbings in South Port,

which resulted in unrest in London, Hartlepool and in South Port.

Kia Starma made a statement yesterday condemning the protests and the involvement of far-right

actors for stoking up the violence, particularly around mosques and spreading

disinformation online.

We can hear a clip of that statement now.

Let me now turn to the actions of a tiny mindless minority in our society. Because in the aftermath of this attack, the community of Southport

had to suffer twice. A gang of thugs got on trains and buses, went to a community that is not their own, a community

grieving the most horrific tragedy, and then proceeded to throw bricks at police officers, police officers who just

24 hours earlier had been having to deal with an attack on children in their

community, their community. And make no mistake, whether it's in Southport, London or Hartlepool. These people

are showing our country exactly who they are.

Masks targeted because they're mosques.

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