Northern Ireland secretary condemns Belfast riots as ‘racist thuggery’ after 12 police officers injured – UK politics live

Hilary Benn accuses people of inciting disorder in Belfast after second night of unrest Good morning. Hilary Benn , secretary for Northern Ireland , has accused people online of trying to incite disorder in Belfast after two days of unrest in the city after a knife attack. This comes after a second night of violent unrest in the area, where police used a water cannon to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and petrol bombs close to the Sandyknowes roundabout …