Britain's newly-elected Starmer government is facing a major test as violent social unrest flares across the country. The administration has blamed disinformation and far-right influence for the U.K.'s worst rioting in 13 years, triggered by a stabbing that left three young girls dead and many injured a week ago in an English town. What's the latest in the unrest? How is the government handling it? And what more does this violent disorder reveal about the deep and growing divisions within the U.K.?

Guests in this edition of Dialogue are Prof. Iain Begg from the London School of Economics and Political Science; David Ferguson, honorary chief of Foreign Languages Press; and Zhang Biao, associate professor at China University of Political Science and Law.