Paloma Faith and Kate Nash take a stance against far-right riots as UK braces for more anarchy By Laura Parkin For Mailonline Published: 05:30 EDT, 7 August 2024 | Updated: 05:40 EDT, 7 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Paloma Faith and Kate Nash are amongst the stars taking a stance against far-right riots as UK braces for more anarchy. Singers, actors, athletes and politicians have signed an open letter from British anti-fascist group, Stand Up To Racism, to condemn 'racism, Islamophobia and hatred.' Billy Bragg, founder of The Specials Jerry Dammer, Eliza Rose, Frank Turner and ex-England cricketer Azeem Rafiq have also thrown their support behind the organisation.
Police are urgently meeting with community leaders ahead of another day of potential violence by far-right thugs across Britain. Forces have drafted in nearly 6,000 public order officers after an online hit-list emerged claiming that masked rioters are planning to target immigration centres, refugee shelters and lawyers' homes. Paloma Faith and Kate Nash are amongst the stars taking a stance against far-right riots as UK braces for more anarchy (Paloma pictured in July) Singers, actors, athletes and politicians have signed an open letter from anti-fascist group, Stand Up To Racism, to condemn 'racism, Islamophobia and hatred' (Kate pictured in July) More than 400 people have been arrested since the riots broke out in the wake of misinformation following the Southport stabbings last week, with over 100 charged a.