The UK has joined nine other countries in the NORTH Group in writing to their Prime Ministers to express extreme concern about the safety and quality of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. They cite excessive levels of residual DNA found in samples from Australia, France, Germany, Canada, and the USA.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer suggests that the UK should reimpose "COVID-style" lockdown restrictions to prevent rioting. Starmer believes that measures similar to those taken during the pandemic should be employed to control the current unrest.