Yvette Cooper, the U.K.’s shadow home secretary, warns that Yorkshire could be vulnerable to future riots due to a “perfect storm” of uncertain leadership, deep budget cuts, and rising unemployment; the region was largely untouched during the recent riots, but Cooper said that deep spending cuts will leave police forces unequipped to handle civil unrest; due to a budget shortfall of £200 million, Yorkshire will have to cut 1,500 police officers and 2,000 support staff over the next four years; “I am sure police forces will be very clear about learning the lessons of the riots, but I do worry about whether we will have enough officers in future to respond to problems that arise. It makes Yorkshire more vulnerable,” she said