Anti-immigration protesters in Belfast set bins and vehicles on fire following a stabbing incident in which a Sudanese man was charged with attempted murder. The unrest drew crowds to multiple sites across the city. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the stabbing as “sickening,” while Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch used the moment to challenge longstanding principles in UK equality law, arguing that the definition of a racist incident based on perception — a framework established after the Stephen Lawrence murder and the subsequent Macpherson report — is fundamentally flawed. “Equality law, properly designed, should protect us all in the same way,” Badenoch said. “It should be a shield, not a sword.”
Belfast Erupts After Knife Attack
