UK riots: 'Right' that rioters are prosecuted as terrorists if threshold met

Some far-right activists who are found guilty of rioting should be prosecuted as terrorists, a government minister has told Sky News. Housing minister Jim McMahon said it was "right" they be prosecuted if the Crown Prosecution and intelligence services agree that's the right course of action Neil Basu, Britain's former head of counter-terrorism, said on Tuesday that rioters who deliberately target those "they detest...against people and property with a racial cause" should face terrorism charges. Live updates: https://news.sky.com/story/uk-riots-latest-far-right-southport-live-13186819 #riots #southport #ukriots 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