Police Brace for Planned Unrest Against Immigration Law Specialists

Published on August 7, 2024

Police are bracing for planned unrest on Wednesday as they monitor plans for at least 30 reported gatherings against immigration law specialists across the UK. A list of law firms and advice agencies has reportedly been shared in chat groups, inviting people to “mask up” if they attend. Tell Mama, a group monitoring Islamophobia in the UK, said it alerted police and counter-terrorism officials to what they have termed “far-right threats.” Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said threats against solicitors are “unacceptable” and those making them will “join the hundreds of others who have already been arrested by police within the last week.”...

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