British PM skips holiday to focus on riot response

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has canceled a planned holiday to focus on his government's response to a series of riots that targeted Muslims and immigrants, a Downing Street source said.

Thousands of police officers remained on duty over the weekend in case violence flared again, though for a fourth day in a row on Saturday, counterprotesters far outnumbered anti-immigration demonstrators in several towns and cities.

The source, who asked for anonymity, said Starmer would no longer be going on holiday this week.