'Ringleaders' of Oxford Street chaos arrested as Suella Braverman calls for those responsible to be jailed | The Sun

THE "ringleaders" behind yesterday's Oxford Street chaos have been arrested – with Home Secretary Suella Braverman calling for those responsible to be jailed.

Cops arrested nine people and slapped 34 others with dispersal orders after brawls broke out on the world-famous shopping strip.

Shoppers had been warned to avoid the busy central London hubafter videos on TikTok promoted a large shoplifting operation.

The clips encouraged teens to wear balaclavas in a bid to "rob JD Sports".

A Met Police spokesperson said: "Four people were arrested on suspicion of breaching the dispersal order.

"One person was arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal.

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"One person arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and one person was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence."

Now Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the yobs behind the chaos must be jailed.

Taking to Twitter, she said: "We cannot allow the kind of lawlessness seen in some American cities to come to the streets of the UK.

"The police have my full backing to do whatever necessary to ensure public order.

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"Those responsible must be hunted down & locked up. I expect nothing less from the Metropolitan Police and have requested a full incident report."

It comes as video shows two males being detained by police officers, with one of the individuals slammed to the floor in front of shocked shoppers.

The two young men were confronted by officers close to a shop rumoured to be the target of TikTok-organised disorder.

One of the men was wearing a green hoodie and the other a grey tracksuit.

Nearby shops including an optician and pharmacy closed their shutters briefly shortly after 3pm and crowds gathered on the busy street to watch the scene.

Traffic was also temporarily brought to a halt and four mounted police officers, alongside security personnel, tried to disperse onlookers.

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