Police officers are injured in clashes with anti-immigration demonstrators in several UK cities.
The home secretary has warned that anyone engaging in "unacceptable disorder” will pay the price, following unrest in several cities across England.
Police have the government's full backing in taking action against those engaging in "thuggery", she added.People engaging in violence face "imprisonment and travel bans" amongst other punishments, she said, adding that "sufficient" prison places have been made available.Watch: BBC reports from Sunderland as protesters cause chaos
They marched down to the Pier Head to confront around a thousand anti-immigrant protestors. Police in riot gear with dogs struggled to keep the two sides apart. Merseyside Police confirmed a number of officers have been injured in what they described as "serious disorder" in the city centre.A police officers speaks to a man as people protest in Nottingham's Market Square.In Hull, protesters smashed a window at a hotel that has been used to house asylum seekers, and bottles and eggs were thrown at police.Humberside PoliceLeanne Brown / BBCIn Manchester, there were scuffles with police, and at least one arrest.
Hundreds of people rioted, beer cans and bricks were thrown at riot police outside a mosque and a Citizens Advice office was torched.Watch: BBC reports from Sunderland as protesters cause chaos
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