THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE: Britain heads into the weekend hoping this month’s civil unrest has come to an end, after another riot-free day on Thursday. Police are now confident they have a handle on the violence and the news cycle is returning to relative normality, with fewer papers splashing on the past week’s events. However, Keir Starmer will tell the nation this morning that his government is not complacent and the threat is still alive.
The job’s not done: The PM told ministers and police chiefs at a Thursday night COBRA meeting that “we need to maintain high alert,” Playbook is told. Starmer used the third COBRA meeting of the week to say the speed of the justice system and severity of sentencing is now having a deterrent effect on would-be rioters. The PM also said during a Thursday interview that it was “important that we don’t let up here.”
Starmer on your telly: Starmer will visit a police station this morning, where he’ll meet with officers and do a broadcast pool interview. The clip should hit our television screens late morning. Expect the PM to go big on his non-complacency vibe, while also hammering home the message that justice will be swift and brutal for rioters.
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Back in the dock: That’s because there will be another tranche of sentences handed down as prosecutors fast-track cases through the courts. Playbook is told there will be a particular emphasis today on people whipping up hatred online in the aftermath of the Southport stabbings on July 29. It will come after police arrested a 55-year-old woman on suspicion of spreading false information online after the Southport attack. The BBC has more details on that arrest.