Former Tory minister says ‘multiculturalism doesn’t work’ as civil unrest continues

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Former Tory minister says ‘multiculturalism doesn’t work’ as civil unrest continues

Former Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns said multiculturalism “doesn’t work” in Britain after scenes of unrest in Leeds, which passed into the second day.

West Yorkshire Police have made “several” arrests in Harehills, a suburb of Leeds, with more expected in the coming days.

Locals clashed with police officers today, but the chaos seen yesterday has yet to be replicated.

Riots broke out in the area on Thursday when officers responded to reports of social workers facing hostility when dealing with a child protection issue.

Speaking to GB News, Jenkyns hit back at the police response and said the incident paints a grim picture of Britain.

Following the scenes in Leeds and Andrea Jenkyns

Andrea Jenkyns raged on the Leeds stage

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“Multiculturalism doesn’t work,” he said.

“You can’t force people to adapt to the British way of life. I believe in the old saying, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

“If people are allowed to get away with it, which they have been, because we have a Labor mayor in West Yorkshire who is more focused on flying rainbow flags and hate crimes than serious crimes like this.

“If it was me, I’d put the army in there with the police in riot gear. I would have dragged them off the street to stop her.”

Discussing the “subdued” political response, she hit out at Sir Keir Starmer for “not commenting”.

“What the hell is the ruling party doing about it?” she asked.

Andrea Jenkyns hit the Leeds riots

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A bus was set on fire and a police car was overturned and residents were warned to stay at home on Thursday night, with a heavy police presence and helicopters deployed in the area.

Four officers guarded the scene around a bus set on fire in Foundry Approach on Friday morning.

Some residents gathered to look at the damage, while a visibly emotional group of people believed to be connected to the original incident sat on a nearby patch of grass.

Green Party councilor for Gipton and Harehills, Mothin Ali, described the scenes as “absolute chaos” and called on the community to remain calm and pull together after the incident.

A gang of thugs overturns a police car in Leeds as street riots break outTikTok/Snapchat

Speaking to reporters at the scene on Friday, he said: “The scene was absolute chaos. It was quite chaotic. We were trying to shelter the police, act as human shields for the police, because they were there without helmets, without shields, being pelted with bricks and bottles, so we were trying to calm people down and act as a protective barrier.”

Ali said the local neighborhood policing team was “absolutely fantastic” and aimed “not to escalate things”, but it was the wrong decision for officers to stand down at the first incident.

“The idea was not to try to antagonize things, let things die out. In hindsight, we could criticize that, but at the time I make the decision, it’s hard,” he said.

“I don’t know who was responsible, but I’d like to talk to them.”

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