{"id":117118,"date":"2024-08-19T10:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T10:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/pm-to-meet-belfast-riot-police-during-northern-ireland-visit\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T10:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T10:57:35","slug":"pm-to-meet-belfast-riot-police-during-northern-ireland-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/19\/pm-to-meet-belfast-riot-police-during-northern-ireland-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"PM to meet Belfast riot police during Northern Ireland visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The prime minister is to meet rank-and-file police officers involved in responding to recent street violence during a visit to Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

Sir Keir Starmer will be briefed on Monday by Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Jon Boutcher.<\/p>\n

He is also expected to have a number of private engagements with community services involved in supporting families and vulnerable people.<\/p>\n

Dozens of PSNI officers were injured as they dealt with racially-motivated trouble on Belfast’s streets in recent weeks, linked to anti-immigration protests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There have been dozens of arrests and people charged in Northern Ireland in connection with the disturbances.<\/p>\n

Police also faced disorder in Londonderry<\/a> involving young people.<\/p>\n

Last week, 80 officers from Police Scotland arrived in Northern Ireland to help support PSNI duties.<\/p>\n

Stormont’s Justice Minister Naomi Long said she would ask for more funding<\/a> to help the PSNI meet the costs of bringing in reinforcements from Scotland.<\/p>\n

It is Sir Keir’s second visit to Northern Ireland since he became prime minister in July.<\/p>\n

It will also be his second in-person engagement with the PSNI chief constable since entering Downing Street.<\/p>\n

They are expected to discuss policing challenges in Northern Ireland, where officer numbers have been at record lows for more than a year.<\/a><\/p>\n

The PSNI has about 6,300 officers.<\/p>\n

During his last visit to Northern Ireland, Sir Keir met the first and deputy first ministers and other political representatives at Stormont.<\/p>\n

He emphasised a “reset” in relationships between the UK government and the Northern Ireland Executive.<\/p>\n

It followed the devolved institutions being restored in February after a two-year hiatus.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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