Starmer promises communities ‘will be safe’ after emergency meeting on UK riots

Rebekah Wilson
BBC News NI

A nurse has said she will leave Northern Ireland when her contract is finished
because of recent riots and disorder.

The staff nurse, who is from India but lives in Belfast, told BBC News NI she
was “scared” and “families are really frightened”.

“I’m frightened to come to the hospital for work. We can’t go out shopping,
it’s scary to go out with children. It’s really terrifying.”

The nurse, who has been here for two-and-a-half years, said she chose Northern
Ireland because there were jobs available, but says she will not stay any
longer than she has to.

“At this point I am really rethinking about living in Northern Ireland;
when my contract is finished, I will go back to my country.”

Speaking about the attacks, she said she doesn’t understand why they are
happening.

“I don’t know exactly what their motive is. In my point of view, I treat everyone
equally, and I don’t know why they aren’t treating us equally,” she said.

“Maybe I’ve just helped your grandfather, and we are doing our job, and I
wonder why this is happening—why we are targeted.”