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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>
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 and two-tier policing ===
=== Government response and two-tier policing ===
{{See also|Two tier system}}
[[File:British prisons in 2024.PNG|right|250px|thumb|British prisons in 2024]]
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 name="bigbrotherbreitbart">[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>
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 name="bigbrotherbreitbart">[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>