A man has been sentenced to three years in prison for violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker during rioting in Southport.
Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Southport, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to the charges. Read more here.
Secretive Covid-era ‘spy’ agency brought in to monitor social media during riots
A secretive government agency used to “spy on” anti-lockdown campaigners during the pandemic has been deployed to monitor social media amid the riots, The Telegraph has learnt.
The Counter Disinformation Unit (CDU), now rebranded as the National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT), has been given the task just months after MPs called for an independent review of its activities.
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