Sunak warns country descending into ‘mob rule’ and demands police get tougher on protests
Rishi Sunak has claimed the UK is descending into “mob rule” as he warned police to take urgent action or risk losing public confidence.
The prime minister demanded a crackdown on protests as he pledged to do “whatever it requires to protect our democracy”.
During an extraordinary meeting in Downing Street on Wednesday afternoon he told police chiefs they had to demonstrate they would “use the powers you already have” saying it was “vital for maintaining public confidence in the police.”
In a startling assessment of the state of modern Britain, he added: "There is a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule.
