UK has seen 'Brexit-related' growth in racism, says UN representative

UN special rapporteur on racism says ‘extreme views’ have gained ground in Britain since voteBrexit has contributed to an environment of increased racial discrimination and intolerance, the UN special rapporteur on racism has said, as she identified a range of institutional prejudices that plague the lives of ethnic minorities in Britain.
Speaking at the end of her mission to the UK, Prof Tendayi Achiume pointed to a Brexit-related growth in “explicit racial, ethnic and religio