British police have arrested two people as part of their investigation into the racist abuse case that targeted 3 England football players via social media, after the national team's defeat in the European Championship final last Sunday.

In turn, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his government will propose legislation to confront racism and hatred in the media, noting that social media companies will face fines if they do not act against hate speech and racism.

Johnson added that racism is ingrained in British society and must be eradicated.

For its part, the Murcia region police said that they are investigating a 50-year-old person on suspicion of incitement to hatred and racism, after reports that he targeted the player Marcus Rashford with a tweet on Twitter saying to him "Go back to your country" and another calling for "burning the royal medal" that awarded him Queen Elizabeth to the young player for his role in raising funds for those affected by the Corona pandemic.

On Tuesday, Johnson held a meeting with officials of social media companies, urging them to do what they can to help the police identify the identities of abusers and work to combat hate and racism on their platforms.

Al-Jazeera correspondent in London, Mina Harblo, said that the British police and government's move came in conjunction with the British street's strong condemnation of the people's actions that accompanied the final match and the offensive statements and comments of black players from a few fans.

She indicated that the British police are seeking to arrest the instigators and abusers as part of the investigations into the case, and pointed out that Johnson himself and his Home Secretary Priti Patel, are facing a wave of accusations of fanning the flames of racism against blacks.

It is noteworthy that a wave of racist messages spread on social media after the England team lost last Sunday to its Italian counterpart in the European Nations Championship final, where 3 black English players missed penalty kicks in the match.