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Summary British Parliament is being recalled on Thursday in response to rioting in England, UK PM said.
Making his first comments on the disturbances, Cameron described the scenes of the last three nights as “sickening”. The looting and arson were “criminality, pure and simple”, he said.We will do everything necessary to restore order to Britains streets and make them safe for the law-abiding, the PM said outside Downing Street.More than 16,000 officers will be on London streets on Wednesday, he said.At least 450 people have been arrested so far, Cameron added.He told rioters, You will feel the full force of the law, and said people should stand together in condemnation of these crimes.He added: “Justice will be done and the people will see the consequences for their crimes.”And he said he wanted to send a message to those responsible for the “looting, thieving, robbing” and violence against police that “you will face the full force of the law.”The prime minister returned early from his holiday to discuss the unrest, which first flared on Saturday after a peaceful protest in Tottenham over the fatal shooting of a man by police.London has seen a wave of copycat criminal activity over the past three days, the Met Police said. More than 69 people have been charged with various offences following hundreds of arrests.Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol are among the other cities to have seen violence.Met Deputy Assistant Commissioner Steven Kavanagh said it was a shocking and appalling morning for London to wake up to.Acting Commissioner Tim Godwin ruled out bringing in the Army to help police tackle the violence, but said: We will be out there in ever greater numbers tonight.
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