Cumbria Police Reflects on Why the Region Avoided the 2024 UK Riots, One Year On

Cumbria Police reflects on why the region avoided the 2024 UK riots, one year on

Following the Southport attacks, the misinformation-fuelled 2024 UK riots occurred one year ago.

Overseas X accounts that fuelled 2024 riots still targeting UK Muslims

Islamophobia Overseas X accounts that fuelled 2024 riots still targeting UK Muslims A report by MPs highlighted how misinformation and ‘harmful algorithms’ helped fuel the summer 2024 riots. Illustration for Hyphen by Michelle Thompson Accounts such as US-based End Wokeness were identified by MPs as key players in the spread of disinformation ahead of last summer’s violence Lucas Cumiskey Investigative reporter 30 July 2025 An anonymous US-base…

ILPA Statement on the Anniversary of the Summer 2024 Riots

Following the tragic events in Southport, last summer saw numerous outbreaks of far-right violence, aggression and intimidation across the UK. The riots did not occur in isolation, but were fuelled by the anti-migrant, racist and Islamophobic rhetoric being used online, in certain media coverage, and by some political actors. A year later, and despite the rapid sentencing of the August 2024 rioters, we are again seeing violent disturbances outsi…