RACIST ATTACKS RISE AFTER EU VOTE PEER: UK HAS TAKEN STEP BACKWARDS POLICE officers have been put on alert following the dramatic rise in race-related hate crime, which has shot up 57 per cent following Britain’s decision to leave the EU. Political leaders have con- demned the spate of troubling incidents which have seen Asians and the Polish commu- nities being targeted following the referendum. There was a 57 per cent hike in reported racist incidents be- tween last Thursday (23) and Sunday (26) compared with the same days four weeks ear- lier, according to the National Police Chiefs’…
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