Corbyn and independent MPs demand stronger Government stance on far-right violence

I n a fervent response to the escalating far-right violence across Britain, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and four fellow independent MPs have publicly condemned Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s recent statement as insufficient. Their criticism highlights a deepening rift over how to address the surge in anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment that has fuelled recent riots.

The MPs argue that the government’s approach fails to confront the hatred driving these disturbances adequately.

In their letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, published on X (formerly Twitter), Corbyn and his colleagues express disappointment with what they describe as a lacklustre response from the Prime Minister. They state, “While we welcome the Prime Minister’s condemnation of the ‘far-right thuggery’ that has scarred our towns and cities this weekend, we feel his words do not go nearly far enough in identifying the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hatred driving this violence.” Their belief is that the government’s current approach is not robust enough to address the root causes of the violence.