UK riots live: Man jailed for 20 months for racist Facebook posts as 6,000 police stand by ahead of weekend

More violent offenders have been sentenced on live TV as Sir Keir Starmer warned that those spreading misinformation online will have action taken against them.

The sentencing of four men at Leeds Crown Court was broadcast to viewers on Friday, as 6,000 specialist officers prepared for the threat of further violence over the weekend.

Jordan Parlour , 28, from Leeds, was jailed for 20 months for posting “Every man and their dog should be smashing f*** out Britannia Hotel,” on Facebook.

Rosemary Ainslie, acting head of the CPS special crime and counterterrorism division, said: “Let me be absolutely clear: people who think they can hide behind their keyboards and stir up racial hatred should think again.”

The PM warned social media users should be “mindful” as several people have now been arrested or charged with social media-related offences.

At least a dozen people were jailed on Thursday for their part in the riots of the past 10 days. The National Police Chiefs’ Council said 595 arrests have been made in relation to disorder.

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