Ulster Unionist leader John Burrows has branded loyalists involved in recent anti-migrant violence “traitors” and said the migrants they targeted are the ones keeping the health service on its feet. Ulster Unionist leader John Burrows has branded loyalists involved in recent anti-migrant violence “traitors” and said the migrants they targeted are the ones keeping the health service on its feet. They are the traitors, they’re not patriots.” The disorder saw masked mobs set fire to homes, cars and a bus, with people targeted based on their race. The UUP leader said there were legitimate public policy debates to be had on immigration but that they had to be kept entirely separate from racist violence.