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[Global Times UK correspondent Zhang Wen, Global Times correspondent Wang Yi] According to the BBC report on the 5th, British Prime Minister Starmer led a meeting of the Cabinet Emergency Committee on the same day. The English abbreviation of this meeting is exactly the English word "cobra", so it is also called the "Cobra National Security Meeting". The meeting was attended by government ministers, police and intelligence representatives to discuss how to deal with the large-scale riots across the country caused by the murder of three girls in Nangang Town, Merseyside, UK. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said before the meeting that the focus of the meeting was to ensure that the rioters paid the price.

British Prime Minister Starmer, file photo

The day before the emergency meeting, Starmer issued a stern warning to "far-right thugs". According to the Associated Press on the 5th, an attack on a local asylum hostel took place in the northern town of Rotherham in England on the afternoon of the 4th, injuring at least 10 police officers, one of whom was seriously injured. In response, Starmer vowed that the government will "do everything it can to bring these far-right thugs to justice" and will quickly serve justice. He said, "I promise you will regret participating in this riot, whether directly participating or inciting it online."

The Washington Post said on the 5th that many demonstrations in the past week were organized online by far-right groups, who mobilized support with slogans such as "Enough," "Save our children," and "Stop the boats that stow away." Many people also accused Reform Britain leader Nigel Farage of indirectly encouraging anti-immigrant sentiment. According to Sky News on the 5th, Nigel Farage posted on social media that day that population growth brought about by immigration "always ends in tragedy."