Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire amid unrest over knife attack – live

<p>Crowds gather at sites across Belfast after Sudanese man charged with attempted murder</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/09/man-seriously-injured-in-belfast-stabbing-starmer-describes-as-sickening">Full report: Man seriously injured in Belfast stabbing Starmer describes as ‘sickening’</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Badenoch</strong> said, after the murder of Stephen Lawrence, it was right that people wanted to ensure this did not happen again.</p><p>It led to the Macpherson report, she said.</p><p>[It] wanted to put right what went wrong with policing in the 1990s.</p><p>However, in attempting to do so, it also enshrined a principle which I believe is wrong that a racist incident is racist if it is perceived as racist by the victim or any other person.</p><p>Equality law, properly designed, should protect us all in the same way. It should be a shield, not a sword.</p><p>It should protect people from discrimination. It should protect people from being treated differently because of their race, sex, religion, sexuality, disability or age.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/09/labour-badenoch-equality-duty-nowak-starmer-burnham-healey-lammy-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>