The number of hate crime incidents in York has risen year on year – with police saying Brexit and Covid-19 may be partly to blame for the increase.

THE number of hate crime incidents in York has risen year on year - with police saying Brexit and Covid-19 may be partly to blame for the increase.

Boris Johnson became prime minister on the promise that Brexit would bring prosperity and pride. Did it?

Fazila Loonat says she was racially abused in street after Danny Lockwood’s column.

Ever since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, European Union citizens in the UK have felt increasingly unwelcome. Harrassment is on the rise and the government itself has fed the hate.

Chiefs warn that inflammatory rhetoric from politicians could worsen Brexit tensions.

Neil Basu added that a no-deal EU exit would be "very bad" for policing.

Amid a spike in hate crimes, Brits reveal what it’s like to be told to leave the country.

Home office report pointed to 'genuine rise in hate crime around the time of the EU referendum' - but Vote Leave leader rejects any connection.

Incidents in East Sussex town included smashing of anti-Brexit campaigner’s window and antisemitic graffiti.

Comedian and actor says it is not too late to change the country’s 'tainted image'.