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UK disorder: Starmer says swift justice acting as riot deterrent

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Sir Keir Starmer says swift justice including sentencing has been deterrent.

More than 500 people have been arrested, with more than a dozen convicted and sentenced.

Riots broke out across England last week , from Plymouth on the south coast to Sunderland in the North East .

Mayor of London , Sadiq Khan , urged the government to revisit new social media rules.