Brexit: 10,000 riot police ready to tackle disorder over potential protests
More than 10,000 riot police officers are being
readied to tackle disorder on the streets of Britain sparked by Brexit, The
Independent reported on Thursday.
They have prepared for potential riots, looting and
disorder if there are long queues at ports or shortages to food, petrol and
medicine.
Police had originally prepared for the UK to leave
the European Union (EU) on 29 March, but now face the prospect of a no-deal
Brexit in just over a week’s time.
Senior officers at the National Police Coordination
Center said the delay created fresh "complexity" in their operations,
as well as an increasing risk of angry protests.
While there is no specific intelligence of potential
violence, police leaders said they were prepared for "worst-case
scenarios".
