UK riots: Minister warns 'the police will be coming for you' with weekend protests expected

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The police are braced to crack down on any violent protest, with more far-right demos expected this weekend. Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told Sky News thousands of police officers remain on standby and offenders will be fast-tracked through the justice system. Some 483 people have been arrested so far following last weekend's violence, with 151 charges brought. Protests on Wednesday failed to materialise - the prime minister said that this was due to the "swift justice" given out to offenders. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-tells-police-to-stay-on-high-alert-at-cobra-meeting-13193616 #ukriots #farright #tommyrobinson SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales