Bolton’s MPs have spoken out criticising ‘far-right thuggery’ after numerous demonstrations and riots across the country over the weekend. One demonstration took place in Bolton town centre, which saw clashes between the far-right and a counter-demonstration. Greater Manchester Police used powers amid disturbances in the town centre to order people to “remove face coverings used to disguise or conceal their appearance”.
Across the country, police clashed with crowds as the escalating violence – one week on from the Southport stabbings – continued over the weekend. Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, were killed in the attack, with 17-year-old Axel Muganwa Rudakubana appearing in court charged with the crime . Kirith Entwistle says ‘far-right thuggery must be stopped’ Bolton North MP Kirith Entwistle said: “Hatred and thuggery have no place in our town.
“Communities are grieving and traumatised following the recent tragic events in Southport, and my heart goes out to them. “Making them suffer more trauma is never the solution. “We must never let those who seek to divide win.
“The scenes in our town (on Sunday, August 4) have been shocking. "I echo the Prime Minister’s views that this violent mob does not represent our country, and they certainly do not represent our diverse town. “Far-right thuggery must be stopped.
“Singling out and targeting Muslim and minority communities to attack them is completely .