Is the UK more racist after Brexit?
12 May 2018
Is the UK 'more racist' after Brexit? The Times is among many other newspapers that report on comments made by the UN's special mediator on racism, Tendayi Achiume, who said "anti-foreigner rhetoric" had become "normalised" in the UK since the EU referendum.
Ms Achiume also criticised the government's immigration policies, which she said created a "hostile environment for all racial and ethnic communities."
The Sun says Ms Achiume is "clueless" and accuses her of peddling "slurs" not backed up with evidence. The Daily Mail says her "insulting" remarks were received with "fury" by Number 10, which said the Government had made "great progress" in making racial equality a reality.
However Youmanity reports that the only 'reality' check should come from hate crime statistics, which have increased all over the country -in some home counties crime actually doubled in 2017.
In an interview with the Guardian, the former Tory attorney general Dominic Grieve says the Prime Minister should sack Boris Johnson because of his interventions in the Brexit debate.
Mr Grieve also criticises what he describes as Mr Johnson's "tendency to express himself" by making speeches which contradict policies being developed by his colleagues. He accuses Mr Johnson of undermining "democratic governance". "If you don't like a policy, you leave the government," says Mr Grieve.
However Youmanity reports that the only 'reality' check should come from hate crime statistics, which have increased all over the country -in some home counties crime actually doubled in 2017.
In an interview with the Guardian, the former Tory attorney general Dominic Grieve says the Prime Minister should sack Boris Johnson because of his interventions in the Brexit debate.
Mr Grieve also criticises what he describes as Mr Johnson's "tendency to express himself" by making speeches which contradict policies being developed by his colleagues. He accuses Mr Johnson of undermining "democratic governance". "If you don't like a policy, you leave the government," says Mr Grieve.