Badenoch warns UK immigration protests 'could get worse'

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the BBC that protests in the UK over immigration "could get worse". BBC

She said the UK "could see those sorts of scenes" of rioting over immigration concerns if those concerns were ignored. Ms Badenoch was speaking after a weekend of widespread demonstrations and violence in France, after which more than 2,500 people were taken into police custody.

Ms Badenoch also suggested Britain could face French-style civil unrest if Labour waters down immigration reform to appease internal party critics, according to the Daily Mail. Daily Mail

In France, the interior minister suspended the use of stun grenades during the protests and rejected accusations of police brutality against riot officers. The Guardian

Protests have previously flared up across Britain after a court order to oust asylum seekers from a suburban London hotel. Associated Press

Ms Badenoch has set out a series of Conservative positions on immigration. She said the party's plan to remove 750,000 illegal immigrants from the UK within five years will pay off. BBC She said the UK will leave the ECHR if the Conservatives win the election. BBC

She has also said she would support a ban on face coverings at protests. BBC She previously said "not all cultures are equally valid" when deciding who should be allowed into the UK. BBC