Police leave has been cancelled as the UK braces for massive far-right protests tonight.
Tuesday night was free of the violent scenes that have played out across the UK since disturbances initial broke out in Southport a week earlier.
The violence was sparked by false claims about the identity of the teenager suspected of killing three young girls and injuring several others in a knife attack in the town on July 29th
Officers are monitoring threats of further rioting against immigration law specialists, some of which have either closed or accepted offers of additional police protection.
UK police are confronted by far-right activists during an 'Enough is Enough' protest near in Bristol, 3-8-24. Image lynchpics / AlamyA list of solicitors' firms and advice agencies has been shared in chat groups as possible targets for gatherings, with the message inviting people to "mask up" if they attend.
Around 6,000 specialist officers will be at the ready by the end of the week having been switched from their regular duties to deal with the ongoing disorder.
More than 400 people have been arrested in connection to the riots and charges continue to be brought, with defendants expected in court today.
London-based broadcaster Vincent McAvinney told Newstalk Breakfast that police are monitoring communications on social media.
"It has been quiet overnight on Tuesday but it seems from the chatter on Telegram that Wednesday evening would be the night that they're organising to go out en-masse again," he said.
"The number of trouble spots - initially some 38 - has been revised down to around 20 or so where we could see disruption tonight again in the streets by these far-right members."
'People not granted bail'
Mr McAvinney said additional police forces are being deployed in anticipation of the unrest.
"We know that leave has been cancelled; we know that all members of the riot police trained in each force are being deployed to make sure that this stays as contained and peaceful as possible," he said.
"We've also seen - and I think will continue to see today - details coming out from courts and the release of lots of these mugshots as well – some even before charging, which is quite rare.
"We're starting to see the sentences being handed down [with] people not being granted bail between first appearance and their next court date.
"The hope is that that might deter some people today from going on to the streets".
'Naivety of younger members'
Mr McAvinney said many younger people taking part don't remember fallout from similar riots in 2011.
"We know it's being organised and directed by older members of the far-right and that they're, sort of, using the naivety of the younger members - some in their early 20s and late teens.
"You can see them, both on social media and on the streets themselves, directing the violence of the young people.
"You're seeing a whole new generation coming up who were children at the time, who don't maybe grasp what it is they're doing and what an impact it can have on them," he added.
The Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Stephen Parkinson, has said rioters could face terrorism charges.
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