LIVE: Protesters march in London after Southport riot

The mother of one of the girls killed in the Southport attack has pleaded with people to “stop the violence” after rioting broke out on Tuesday night. Police were pelted with bricks and bottles and police vans were set alight as hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque on Tuesday night after misinformation about the suspect of the Southport attack was spread online. Police vans were set on fire and video posted on social media showed large flames billowing around the vehicles. Protesters clashed with police wielding riot shields and batons with officers charging the crowds outside the mosque. There were chants of “No surrender” and “English ’til I die”. Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagra