Speaking after the Secretary of State’s announcement of a £4 million financial intervention to support the Police Service of Northern Ireland following the recent public disorder and racially motivated violence, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said: “I welcome this funding which will help us cover the extraordinary costs incurred during last week’s violence such as our request for Mutual Aid support.

"With continuing budgetary uncertainty and our critical financial situation, this intervention is absolutely essential to enable the Police Service of Northern Ireland to keep all communities in Northern Ireland safe.”