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The attacker was confirmed as Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year old ethnic Rwandan born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, who had moved with his family to Banks, Lancashire, near Southport.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/southport-suspect-named-axel-rudakubana/ Pictured: Southport suspect, 17, named as Axel Rudakubana]</ref>
The attacker was confirmed as Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year old ethnic Rwandan born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, who had moved with his family to Banks, Lancashire, near Southport.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/southport-suspect-named-axel-rudakubana/ Pictured: Southport suspect, 17, named as Axel Rudakubana]</ref>
== "Far-right" response ==
=== Initial demonstrations ===
The attack at Southport was followed by demonstrations that the mainstream media labelled as "far-right". The initial demonstration was in Southport itself, followed by demonstrations in Aldershot, Hartlepool, London and Manchester.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/01/southport-attack-latest-arrest-riots/ Starmer blames far-Right for Southport riots ]</ref>
=== Government response ===
On 31 July, Starmer responded to the "far-right" riots by using the scenes as a pretext for [[Orwellian]] curtailments of civil liberties and the establishment of a surveillance state. Of the tools being deployed to curtail rioting, Starmer specifically named "wider deployment of facial recognition technology, and preventative action: criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movement, before they can even board a train". The response was condemned by civil liberties groups including Big Brother Watch, who described the the Prime Minister's words an "alarming pledge" that "threatens rather than protects democracy".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/08/02/big-brother-watch-civil-liberties-group-raises-alarm-on-starmer-using-anti-stabbing-riots-pretext-to-roll-out-facial-recognition-cameras/ Big Brother Watch: Civil Liberties Group Raises Alarm on Starmer Using Anti-Stabbing Riots Pretext to Roll Out Facial Recognition Cameras]</ref>
== Birmingham Islamic thuggery ==
== Birmingham Islamic thuggery ==
In in Yardley areas of Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5 August 2024, a group of young Islamic thugs attacked a pub called "The Clumsy Swan". The gang attacked vehicles and threatened ''Sky News'' reporters. Many of the rioters were carrying Palestinian flags. In what was described as a [[racist]] attack, pubgoer Sean McDonagh, aged 51, was attacked by a member of the mob who were wearing a balaclava. McDonagh was punched to the floor and then kicked several times, telling ''[[The Telegraph]]'' he was taken to hospital with a lacerated liver.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/uk-riots-birmingham-pubgoer-attacked-masked-me Pubgoer attacked by masked men ‘left with lacerated liver’]n/ </ref>
In in Yardley areas of Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5 August 2024, a group of young Islamic thugs attacked a pub called "The Clumsy Swan". The gang attacked vehicles and threatened ''Sky News'' reporters. Many of the rioters were carrying Palestinian flags. In what was described as a [[racist]] attack, pubgoer Sean McDonagh, aged 51, was attacked by a member of the mob who were wearing a balaclava. McDonagh was punched to the floor and then kicked several times, telling ''[[The Telegraph]]'' he was taken to hospital with a lacerated liver.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/uk-riots-birmingham-pubgoer-attacked-masked-me Pubgoer attacked by masked men ‘left with lacerated liver’]n/ </ref>