{"id":111061,"date":"2024-08-09T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T09:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/musks-criticism-of-birmingham-disorder-response-dangerous-starmer\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:03:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T09:03:07","slug":"musks-criticism-of-birmingham-disorder-response-dangerous-starmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/musks-criticism-of-birmingham-disorder-response-dangerous-starmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk’s criticism of Birmingham disorder response ‘dangerous’ – Starmer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Keir Starmer said many communities were anxious and needed reassurance<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The prime minister has said Elon Musk’s criticism of the policing at a disturbance in Birmingham this week was “dangerous”.<\/p>\n

The owner of X (formerly Twitter) claimed the force was guilty of “two-tier policing”.<\/p>\n

Musk reacted to a video showing crowds of mainly Muslim men outside a Yardley pub where disorder took place on Monday, and tagged Sir Keir Starmer in a post<\/a> questioning why all communities “weren’t protected” in Britain.<\/p>\n

On a visit to Solihull on Thursday, the prime minister said talk of two-tier policing was wrong and dangerous, because it exposed police to “more danger”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Keir was in the town to reassure community leaders in the wake of recent unrest and protests.<\/p>\n

His visit came after police were called at the weekend to disperse a large gathering<\/a>, involving two groups at The Hub, a mosque on Hermitage Road.<\/p>\n

That gathering followed an anti-immigration protest in Solihull.<\/p>\n

West Midlands Police has said two-tier policing does not exist in the region. The force stated it would “police without fear or favour”.<\/p>\n

Asked by the BBC if he had any thoughts over comments by Musk, the prime minister said “we should be thanking our police for what they’re doing”.<\/p>\n

“They’ve got a most difficult task with lots of areas of disorder that they have been dealing with,” Sir Keir said.<\/p>\n

“Talk of two-tier policing is wrong, it’s not true and it’s dangerous, because it exposes the police to even more danger than they’re already exposed to,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Keir Starmer said it was important there was “no let-up” in efforts to prevent further riots<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Sir Keir said the UK did not see the disorder that many feared on Wednesday night, because “we had police deployed, in numbers, in the right places”.<\/p>\n

He said that prison sentences handed down to those involved in violent disorder <\/a>sent a “powerful message” that the criminal justice system is working speedily.<\/p>\n

He also said that the work “being done jointly to reassure our communities” is becoming more effective.<\/p>\n

Referencing his visit to Solihull, Sir Keir said it was important to be able to give reassurance to communities, “many of whom, I have been talking to some this morning, are very anxious about the situation”.<\/p>\n

Simon Foster, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), said the prime minister’s visit “shows just how seriously” the government was treating recent disorder and violence.<\/p>\n

The Labour PCC said he had raised concerns during the meeting with Sir Keir about how quickly hate and misinformation can spread on social media.<\/p>\n

“I made my message very clear that we must not allow social media companies to get away with enabling hateful online content that can do so much harm and damage.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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