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UK Minister Condemns Northern Ireland Riots As 'Racist Thuggery ... Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary, Hilary Benn, has described two days of anti-immigration unrest in Northern Ireland as “racist thuggery” after police deployed water cannon for a second consecutive night to disperse rioters. The violence followed a knife attack in Belfast for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder. Rioters targeted ethnic minorities and foreign residents, setting homes and vehicles ablaze and clashing with police. Benn said disorder on Wednesday night was less severe than on Tuesday, but many rioters attempted to reach a hotel outside Belfast that has previously housed asylum seekers. Police used water cannon to push back crowds, while Reuters reporters at the scene saw what appeared to be plastic bullets, also known as baton rounds, on the streets. The Police Service of Northern Ireland declined to comment on their use. Asked by Sky News whether the disturbances were racist riots rather than protests, Benn said: “Well, if you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin, how else can you describe them? That is racist thuggery.” Police and political leader…

Authorities slam 'racist thuggery' after fresh unrest in N.Ireland Police arrested 16 people during a second night of unrest in Northern Ireland following a violent stabbing in Belfast, a senior minister said Thursday, condemning those involved as...

Northern Ireland secretary condemns Belfast riots as ‘racist thuggery’ after 12 police officers injured – UK politics live <p>‘If you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them?’ said Hilary Benn</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/police-use-water-cannon-against-rioters-in-northern-ireland"><strong>Full report: Police use water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland</strong></a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Gavin Robinson</strong> MP, DUP leader, has said borders into the UK need “protecting” more. Speaking on BBC’s Good Morning Ulster, he also said that he believed that there was “less” violence last night than on Monday.</p><p>Of the violence, he said: “You cannot raise your concerns about damage to British values and then behave in such an unBritish way,</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/11/belfast-riots-hilary-benn-anti-immigrant-injured-police-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>

Minister condemns ‘racist thuggery’ as violence returns to Northern Ireland The return of unrest to the province, which suffered decades of sectarian violence, has provoked deep concern.

'Racist thuggery': UK minister slams N. Ireland anti-immigrant riots Two days of anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing ⁠short of racist thuggery, Britain's minister for the ⁠province said on Thursday, after police deployed wa...

'Racist Thuggery': Minister Condemns Violence In Wake Of Belfast Knife Attack A view of the damage after rioting broke out on Tuesday evening in east Belfast. via Associated Press A minister has condemned the “racist thuggery” which erupted in the wake of a knife attack in Belfast. Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder over the incident, in which victim Stephen Ogilvie lost an eye. Advertisement Migrant families have been burned out of their homes in what has been described as “a 21st century pogrom”. Asked on Sky News whether these were racist riots rather than protests, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said: “Well, if you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin how else can you describe them “That is racist thuggery, there’s no question about it at all.” The minister said ethnic minority people in Northern Ireland were concerned about whether they would be targeted next. Advertisement He said: “We’ve had reports of people being stopped in their cars to be asked what their nationality is on their way to work, and this is completely unacceptable.” In a statement on Wednesday night, Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeale…

Belfast violence is ‘racist thuggery’, says Northern Ireland minister Anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing but racist thuggery, Britain’s minister for the province said on Thursday, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night. Hilary Benn said there was less disorder on the streets of Belfast on Wednesday night as opposed to Tuesday, when rioters torched homes and news1vehicles, targeting ethnic minorities following a knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder. Many of those who did clash with police on Wednesday were seeking to get to a hotel outside Belfast that has been targeted in the past for housing asylum seekers. Asked on Sky News if violent scenes were racist riots rather than protests, he said, “Well, if you are targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin, how else can you describe them? That is racist thuggery.” Benn said the violence had caused deep trauma in the province. “It’s really difficult to convey the genuine sense of fear there is on the part of the ethnic minority community here in Northern Ireland as they’ve witnessed these scenes, reports of people being stopped …

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW Two days of anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing short of racist thuggery, Britain's minister for the province says, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night. Hilary Benn said there was less disorder on the streets of Belfast on Wednesday night as ‌opposed to Tuesday, when rioters targeted ethnic minorities and foreign residents by torching homes and vehicles following a knife attack for which a Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder. But many of those who did clash with police on Wednesday were seeking to get to a hotel outside Belfast that has been targeted in the past for housing asylum seekers. Officers used water cannon to drive rioters back and Reuters saw what appeared to be plastic bullets, or baton rounds, on the street. The ‌Police Service of ‌Northern Ireland declined to ⁠comment. Asked on Sky News on Thursday if violent scenes were racist riots rather than protests, he said: "Well, if you are ​targeting people on the basis of the colour of their skin, how else can you describe them? That is racist thuggery." Pol…

Northern Ireland secretary condemns ‘racist thuggery’ after further violence <p>Hilary Benn says 16 people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of disorder</p><p>The Northern Ireland secretary has condemned “racist thuggery” in Belfast after a second night of violent anti-immigration protests, in which 16 people were arrested and 12 police officers were injured.</p><p>Hilary Benn said during the violence, which followed a serious knife attack on Monday, people were stopped in their cars to be asked where they come from and were targeted because of the colour of their skin.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/11/northern-ireland-secretary-condemns-racist-thuggery-second-night-violence-belfast">Continue reading...</a>

'Racist thuggery' condemned after second night of disorder in N.Ireland BELFAST - Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister reported, condemning rioters for "racist thuggery".