Yvette Cooper has been accused of ignoring the issue of immigration as she chose to fixate her speech on the Southport rioters. Taking to the stage, the Home Secretary launched a furious attack against summer rioters by labelling the spate of incidents as “arson, racism and thuggery”. Unrest was sparked across England and Northern Ireland following a series of unfounded rumours about the perpetrator behind the tragic stabbing of three children in Southport. Speaking at the ACC in Liverpool, Cooper said: “Don’t anyone tell me that was protest, don’t anyone tell me that was about immigration or …