Those stoking violence in the UK via social media could face jail, Keir Starmer says

Downing Street suggested that online misinformation fuelling disorder on Britain’s streets may be being amplified by foreign state actors. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA

Anyone whipping up violence online will face “the full force of the law”, Keir Starmer has said, as his government warned action by social media firms to tackle inflammatory content “doesn’t go far enough”.

Downing Street also condemned Elon Musk for claiming that “civil war is inevitable” in the UK, and suggested that online misinformation fuelling disorder on Britain’s streets may be being amplified by foreign state actors.