What needs to be done to stop the Belfast unrest from spreading around the rest of the UK's major cities?

About this episode

The episode discusses the measures needed to prevent unrest in Belfast from spreading to other major cities in the UK.

What needs to be done to stop the Belfast unrest from spreading around the rest of the UK's major cities? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are MPs Dawn Butler and Caroline Voaden from the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative peer and director of the Institute of Economic Affairs Lord Daniel Hannan, plus the Tory local councillor and former Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye.

People in this episode

Host: Iain Dale

Guests: Dawn Butler, Caroline Voaden, Lord Daniel Hannan, Festus Akinbusoye

Topics covered

• Belfast unrest
• UK cities
• political response
• public safety
• local governance

Keywords

• Belfast unrest
• UK cities
• politics
• public safety
• local governance

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Belfast, UK

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