Starmer cracks down on riot thugs

Disorder initiative is set up to foil hooligans | Far-right yobs to be stopped from travelling

- JOHN STEVENS and SOPHIE HUSKISSON

FAR-right thugs will be stopped from travelling as part of Keir Starmer's bid to stamp out the mob violence plaguing Britain after the killings in Southport.

Mr Starmer last night announced a new National Violent Disorder Programme to combat the unrest.

He called those behind the chaos a "tiny, mindless minority".

The Prime Minister also demanded that social media firms take action to prevent hatred being whipped up online. At a Downing Street press conference, Mr Starmer set out plans for "surge teams" of police to be rapidly sent to other forces where trouble is expected.

Known agitators will have their movements restricted in a similar way to how football banning orders stop hooligans attending games.