Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood says impact of disorder will last years as former social cohesion tsar urges review of events
• Shabana Mahmood: The justice system is rising to challenge of UK riots – despite dire Tory legacy
The hundreds of arrests made after violent rioting will hamper attempts to rebuild the crisis-hit criminal justice system, the justice secretary warns, as ministers begin to assess the long-term fallout from the worst outbreak of public disorder in more than a decade.
Keir Starmer is already facing calls to hold an official review into the causes of the riots, which have so far led to more than 700 arrests. At least 30 sentences have so far been handed down, while almost 120 suspects are being held in custody.
