Nadine Shah describes violence on the streets of Sunderland hometown as “rancid”
Nadine Shah has described scenes of violent riots on the streets of her hometown of Sunderland on Friday night (August 2) as “rancid”.The Mayor of the North East, Kim McGuinness, has called rioters “appalling” and “far-right”, and some of those in the streets could be heard shouting Islamophobic slurs and chanting support for the founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson (via The Guardian).Shah, who was born in nearby Whitburn and grew up in the area, posted on her social media accounts on Saturday morning (August 3) to give her view on the events of the previous night.“The scenes from Sunderland last night are rancid,” she wrote. “Love and solidarity to all my brothers and sisters feeling scared and targeted right now.”The scenes from Sunderland last night are rancid.