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After far-right violence caused chaos across the UK last week, Matthew Wright considers why riots have seemingly 'fizzled out' in recent days. Thousands of peaceful anti-racism demonstrators appeared to quash fears of further violent disorder on Wednesday night, despite the threat of more than 100 planned protests. Police had been braced for a night of disorder but large numbers of counter-protesters gathered in areas including Walthamstow, east London, Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool and Sheffield. Matthew suggests that this shows 'the reality is they're [far-right rioters] massively, massively outnumbered by decent people'. He also speaks to professor Anthony Glees and former Met Superintendent, Nusrit Mehtab, who both emphasise the impact Prime Minister Keir Starmer has had in quelling the unrest. Listen to the full show on Global Player: #matthewwright #riots #LBC #police #keirstarmer #crime LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here:
