The Home Secretary Priti Patel says a small minority who turned to violence during a weekend of Black Lives Matter protests would face justice.
Ms Patel called them "thugs" and "criminals" and said they were betraying the wider cause.
Addressing claims that the government doesn't understand racism, she described some of the foul abuse she's faced.
This report contains some of the strong language she has faced.
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