Man to appear in court over Belfast knife attack as rioting described as ‘race-based pogrom’ by SDLP leader – UK politics live

30-year-old man to appear in court today charged with attempted murder, with Keir Starmer expected to face questions on the disorder during PMQs Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor. Police in central Glasgow threw up cordons last night to prevent several hundred largely masked anti-migrant protestors from moving through the city centre, as other agitators gathered in central Edinburgh and Ayr. Masked-up racist thugs have assembled at Buchanan steps and marched down the street. The livestream by one of their supporters shows marchers stealing a bike from a delivery driver and beating up passers-by. Glaswegians of all backgrounds and and of all faiths and none will stand together against any attempts to spread violence and hatred in our communities. Time and again we have shown the far right a majority of us reject their poison. Continue reading...