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Violent Disorder

Proceeding contribution from Yvette Cooper (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 September 2024. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Violent Disorder.

My hon. Friend is right that there has been continual misinformation about this—often deliberate misinformation. Those who made the decision to get involved in violent disorder—attacks on the police, attacks on shops, the looting and the disgraceful behaviour —have to take responsibility for their own actions. They cannot blame things that they saw online for that.

Equally, we have also made it clear that what is criminal offline is also criminal online. There is an important responsibility on those posting online and also on the social media companies to make sure that criminal content is taken down.

My hon. Friend is also right: we should be able to have a serious debate about issues around immigration, asylum, and the stronger border controls that this Government want to introduce, but that is separate from the kind of violent disorder that we saw. Nobody should use policy issues around crime, policing, or any other issue as being an excuse for violence on our streets.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
753 c63 
Session
2024-25
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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