Recall Of Parliament Demanded By The MPs Amidst UK Riots

Recall of parliament is deemed as the serious need of time, MPs demand. The political spectrum is in danger as the current riots in Britain have taken over the country.

After witnessing another night of violence in the country, several prominent people from the government ask for a recall of parliament. The leaders include Former Home Secretary, Priti Patel, Labour MPs like Diane Abbott and Dawn Butler, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

(Also read: Attack On Police And Hotel: Riots Continue In UK)

However, Yvette Cooper has refused to do so. The Home Secretary said that the parliament cannot be recalled “right now”.

Following the deaths of three girls in a Southport dance class with a Taylor Swift theme, the riots last week turned violent.

Speaking to the media, Priti Patel said that the country is undergoing some tough times and seeing “extraordinary criminality”. She knows that it is time to make vows, as politicians, to get hold of the situation as soon as possible. Because in her view, it is getting out of hand each day and night.

“I am calling for the recall of parliament right now so that we can actually discuss these issues”, she confirmed. Also, she made a comparison to the same times in 2011 when riots were on the rise.

It was that time when parliament was recalled to discuss the disorder as there were “many practical things” that were possible once all of the MPs were recalled.

Miss Patel feels that the government officials are under great pressure to control UK riots and the same pressure is going down to the police officers. Under great burden, they are expected to work 24 hours, just for the sake of doing “more effectively”.

Until they do not sit together and think collectively about what more they need to do, the issue cannot be resolved. Dozens of backbench Labour MPs have supported the same viewpoint and wanted a recall of parliament.

British PM’s take on recall of Parliament

British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was concerned about the wrongdoings of the demonstrators on the streets and hotels where housing asylum seekers were present on the sixth day. This has intensified the matters to a point where nothing less than joint talks could do, the PM said in an emergency response meeting this morning.

In Starmer’s last address to the nation yesterday, he confirmed that the rioters would face the strongest punishment for their “far-right thuggery” that has caused unbelievable unrest across the country. He assured that they would “face the full force of law” until they do not drop their plans soon.

The same meeting expected the participation of relevant ministers and police officer heads so that combined discussion could prove fruitful. The meeting could have highlighted a response strategy to the violent scenes and their refusal to repeat in the coming days.

Yesterday, it was decided by the Home Office that mosques would be given special protection in the light of a new “rapid response process”. The response plan is designed to tackle the risk of future attacks instantly, particularly at the places of worship.

Two major locations remained in the spotlight, which included a large crowd gathering outside Middlesbrough last night and in Rotherham where the Holiday Inn Express hotel came under attack.

The group of rioters are committing crimes like throwing objects at cars, homes, hotels and holy places. They threw projectiles and initiated fire on the police. The remaining arrests are under process, with several having already been made.

The police also face pressure from the top government officials to calm down the protestors. Police have lost the lives of their own officers on the roads while at least ten were injured. The head of South Yorkshire Police promised that the radicals will be taken into custody within no time and should “expect us to be at their doors very soon”.