Deputy PM Angela Rayner and Greater Manchester MP has spoken in stark terms about avoiding a repeat of the riots that followed the brutal attack on a Southport dance class almost 12 months ago.
A Downing Street spokesman said that she told yesterday’s cabinet meeting that “economic insecurity, the rapid pace of de-industrialisation, immigration and the impacts on local communities and public services, technological change and the amount of time people were spending alone online, and declining trust in institutions was having a profound impact on society.”
Rioting broke out in several parts of the country including Manchester following the killing of three young girls in Southport
Rayner pointed out to cabinet colleagues that 17 of the 18 places that saw the worst disorder last summer were ranked top of the most deprived in the nation.
She added that while Britain is “a successful multi-ethnic, multi-faith country, the government had to show it had a plan to address people’s concerns and provide opportunities for everyone to flourish.”
Ministers are preparing a “plan for neighbourhoods” to “deliver billions of pounds of investment over ten years in hundreds of the most deprived places, to restore pride in people’s local areas and improve people’s lives.”
