UK riots live: Man jailed for 20 months for racist Facebook posts

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.