On 2 June, a white riot erupted in Southampton following inflammatory speeches from far-right figures Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson. Since then, residents in the area have spoken out about what these thugs subjected them to:
A British national living in Southampton had her car and property damaged. She said,
“I’ve never felt so unsafe in my house.”
She did not feel unsafe because of Sikhs, Muslims or migrants but because of other British nationals, a section of whom were far right. pic.twitter.com/Xj2RlZunZK
— Zara Hussain (@zarahussain999) June 3, 2026
Farage white riot in Southampton
As Rose Cocker reported for the Canary:
On the 2 June, far-right bigot Nigel Farage put out a statement ostensibly aiming to avoid societal dissolution in response to police treatment of murder victim Henry Nowak. Roughly 24 hours later, rioters took to the streets of Southampton to throw wheelie bins at cops.
Farage tried to despicably weaponise the murder of Nowak to incite racial hatred. He specifically called for “pure, cold rage.” Lo and behold, fellow racists rioted in Southampton, and the riots trended on social media as #FarageRiots.
The woman interviewed above described the situation as:
Carnage really, for four hours.
Sky News asked:
Just describe what you saw out of your windows, what was happening?
She responded:
Bricks were being thrown, a bin was set on fire and pushed through the police line. Yeah, bottles, cans. All sorts. I think a lot of walls and bins, chairs, all sorts.
Several videos captured the behaviour she’s talking about:
Dozens of bricks being thrown pic.twitter.com/VwPXkfZlmR
— Taj Ali (@Taj_Ali1) June 2, 2026
Right-wing commentator ‘Young Bob’ willingly uploaded a video of his pals pushing a flaming bin into the police despite the fact that some of the men’s faces are visible:
Protesters are now setting dumpsters on fire and pushing bins towards the police line.
This is the sort of escalation and civil unrest that happens during mass migration. pic.twitter.com/iNyuY2ePLD
— Young Bob (@YoungBobRB) June 2, 2026
When asked how she felt witnessing all this, the woman replied:
Terrified. I’ve never felt unsafe in my house and I just wanted to get out of there, but I couldn’t.
In the video, you can see there’s a car with the back windows taped up, because bricks were thrown through it. The woman noted that in addition to the damaged car:
I think one of the walls is missing. Someone’s missing a wall.
The aforementioned Young Bob would also visit the house where Henry Nowak was arrested, trespassing on the property and filming it:
This is absolutely repulsive. https://t.co/HmakR9Aszm
— Curtis Daly (@CurtisDaly_) June 3, 2026
Bob praised the thugs for not ‘desecrating’ the house, seemingly suggesting it was acceptable for them to terrorise the neighbours.
The scourge
Reform UK politicians are doing everything they can to not criticise the marauding louts they stirred up:
OK @TiceRichard I’m going to try one more time. This really shouldn’t be hard. You keep claiming you have specifically and unequivocally condemned the violence in Southampton on social media. Fine. Just present the actual tweet or post. https://t.co/JUGfma5LGj
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) June 4, 2026
Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe, meanwhile, described the pissed-up Nazis who rampaged through Southampton as “patriots”:
I do not want to see patriots thrown in prison because they’ve had a beer or two, got fired up and acted stupid in the heat of the moment.
The state will make an example of you – they will show no mercy. Your life will be ruined.
Do not attack the police. Be smart. Stay calm.
— Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) June 4, 2026
Britain now has a firmly established far-right movement that constitutes political parties in Westminster and a violent street movement. In other words, it’s starting to look at lot like 1930s Germany.
Featured image via Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)
By Willem Moore
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