One Day In Southport

2:10 AM to 3:15 AM
Monday 28 July
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One Day in Southport

Reliving the knife attack of July 2024 through the eyes of a surviving girl and her family; and examining the roots of the mob violence which caught the government and law enforcement completely unprepared. Online speculation caused a raging flash mob to gather - looking to burn down the local mosque. As stricken Southport families mourned, mob violence erupted in 27 British towns and cities. Hundreds of angry men, women and youths stormed through city squares and residential streets, targeting mosques, asylum hotels and the police. The unrest was linked to extreme-right groups and fuelled by disinformation with a common thread of animosity towards illegal immigration and Muslims. The rioters were processed by the courts at top speed and sentenced to a total of more than 1000 years in prison

One Day In Southport airs on 4seven HD at 2:10 AM, Monday 28 July. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Dan Reed
Producer
James Parris
Producer