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Parliament recalled to tackle riots - David Cameron | Parliament recalled to tackle riots - David Cameron |
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Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, the prime minister has said. | Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, the prime minister has said. |
The government's emergency committee Cobra met on Tuesday after rioting spread across London, with violence flaring in other major cities. | The government's emergency committee Cobra met on Tuesday after rioting spread across London, with violence flaring in other major cities. |
"We will do everything necessary to restore order to Britain's streets and make them safe for the law-abiding," David Cameron said in Downing Street. | "We will do everything necessary to restore order to Britain's streets and make them safe for the law-abiding," David Cameron said in Downing Street. |
More than 16,000 officers will be on London streets on Wednesday, he said. | More than 16,000 officers will be on London streets on Wednesday, he said. |
All Metropolitan Police leave has been cancelled, with the ranks swollen by reinforcements from other forces and community support officers. | |
More than five times the usual number of officers for a Tuesday will patrol London's streets later. | |
Meanwhile, Scotland Yard said a 26-year-old man href="/news/uk-england-14462693" title="Man shot during Croydon riot dies" >found shot in a car in Croydon, amid rioting in the town, had died in hospital. | |
Mr Cameron met officers in the Met Police's Gold command in Lambeth on Tuesday afternoon. | |
He condemned the "sickening scenes of people looting, vandalising, thieving, robbing", which the Met Police said had resulted in 525 arrests and more than 100 people being charged. | |
He told rioters: "You will feel the full force of the law. And if you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to face the punishment." | He told rioters: "You will feel the full force of the law. And if you are old enough to commit these crimes, you are old enough to face the punishment." |
The recall of Parliament will allow MPs to "stand together in condemnation of these crimes and to stand together in determination to rebuild these communities", he said. | The recall of Parliament will allow MPs to "stand together in condemnation of these crimes and to stand together in determination to rebuild these communities", he said. |
The prime minister returned early from his holiday in Tuscany to discuss the unrest, which first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police. | The prime minister returned early from his holiday in Tuscany to discuss the unrest, which first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police. |
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London has seen a wave of "copycat criminal activity" over the past three days, the Met Police said. More than 69 people have been charged with various offences following hundreds of arrests. | London has seen a wave of "copycat criminal activity" over the past three days, the Met Police said. More than 69 people have been charged with various offences following hundreds of arrests. |
Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol are among the other cities where violence broke out. | |
Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steven Kavanagh said it was a "shocking and appalling morning for London to wake up to". | Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steven Kavanagh said it was a "shocking and appalling morning for London to wake up to". |
"The Met was stretched beyond belief in a way that it has never experienced before," he told BBC Breakfast. | "The Met was stretched beyond belief in a way that it has never experienced before," he told BBC Breakfast. |
Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin ruled out bringing in the Army to help police tackle the violence, but said: "We will be out there in ever greater numbers tonight." | Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin ruled out bringing in the Army to help police tackle the violence, but said: "We will be out there in ever greater numbers tonight." |
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Monday's violence started in Hackney, north London, after a man was stopped and searched by police, who found nothing. | |
Groups of people there began attacking officers in Hackney at about 16:20 BST, throwing stones and a bin. | |
Wooden poles | |
Police cars were wrecked by youths armed with wooden poles and metal bars, while looters smashed their way into shops before police dispersed them. | |
Nine other forces are supporting the Metropolitan Police, as well as the City of London Police and British Transport Police. | |
Some people had complained there were too few police to deal with the violence. | |
The Met said Monday's was href="/news/uk-england-london-14456037" title="Third night of rioting in London" >"the worst" disorder in "current memory" after incidents across the capital. | |
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Hackney resident Catherine Holmes said: "Our community has been hurt and damaged by causeless violence. We spoke to looters trying to get home - the only explanation they gave for their behaviour was that they had no money." | |
'War zone' | 'War zone' |
Christian Potts, 29, described Ealing as "like a war zone". | |
"There were about 25 to 30 masked youths on Haven Green and they just started tearing into a florist with bricks. It's a local family-run business so I can't see why they are doing this." | |
London's mayor Boris Johnson cut short his holiday to return to the city, while Home Secretary Theresa May did the same to meet Met chiefs. | |
"These have been the worst scenes of violence and disturbance on our streets for many, many years, and this sort of violence, this level of criminality, this thuggery, this looting, this theft, is completely unacceptable," Ms May told BBC Breakfast. | "These have been the worst scenes of violence and disturbance on our streets for many, many years, and this sort of violence, this level of criminality, this thuggery, this looting, this theft, is completely unacceptable," Ms May told BBC Breakfast. |
However, she said the authorities could deal with the situation through robust policing, good use of intelligence and with the support of local communities. | |
She called on anyone involved in the violence to speak to police. | |
The trouble follows two nights of violence over the weekend which started after police shot a man dead in Tottenham. | The trouble follows two nights of violence over the weekend which started after police shot a man dead in Tottenham. |
A peaceful protest in Tottenham on Saturday over the death of Mark Duggan, 29, was followed by violence which spread into this week. | A peaceful protest in Tottenham on Saturday over the death of Mark Duggan, 29, was followed by violence which spread into this week. |