Cameron vows to compensate riot victims
In a wide-ranging statement, he said ministers were keeping the sentencing powers of the courts under “constant review” and pledged to tackle the gang culture, which lay behind much of the violence, as a “national priority”.
He said officials were also considering whether they could stop people plotting disorder via social media websites and he opened up the prospect that the Army could take on some policing tasks to free up more officers for the front line.
