Reports of hate crimes increase by 54% in four days

Edit ITV 27 Jun 2016
On Sunday, Baroness Warsi warned the "divisive and xenophobic" ......

Immigrants abused after ‘divisive, xenophobic Leave campaign’

Edit Scotsman 27 Jun 2016
Baroness Warsi has said that immigrants and their descendants are being stopped in the street and ordered to leave Britain after the "divisive and ­xenophobic” Brexit ­campaign ... She said ... ....

Brexit: Racist abuse in UK reported since vote to leave EU

Edit CNN 27 Jun 2016
(CNN)Racial abuse is on the rise in post-Brexit Britain, a Conservative British MP has said, as police confirmed they were investigating two racially-motivated crimes ... Baroness Sayeeda Warsi. Conservative politician and lawyer Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, who quit the "Leave" campaign shortly before the vote, told Sky News that organizations working with race crime victims had seen a rise in reports of abuse since the Brexit vote ... Read More....

Rise in racist incidents linked to Brexit vote in UK

Edit Deccan Herald 27 Jun 2016
Over 100 incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes, including alleged racist graffiti and cards reading "no more Polish vermin" posted outside a school, have been reported since the UK voted to leave the EU, it emerged today ... Baroness Warsi, the Conservative peer who stopped supporting Leave because of the anti-immigrant tone of the campaign, said the "atmosphere on the street is not good" ... ....

Wave of Racist, Xenophobic Incidents After Brexit Vote Has U.K. Worried

Edit Slate 27 Jun 2016
I've spent most of the weekend talking to organizations, individuals and activists who work in the area of race hate crime, who monitor hate crime, and they have shown some really disturbing early results from people being stopped in the street and saying look, we voted Leave, it's time for you to leave,” Baroness Warsi, former chairwoman of the Conservative Party, said ...There is no question the U.K ... ....

Cameron condemns post-referendum xenophobic incidents

Edit Deccan Herald 27 Jun 2016
Britain will not tolerate intolerance, outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said today after it emerged that over 100 incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes have been reported since the UK voted to leave the EU ... Baroness Warsi, the Conservative peer who stopped supporting Leave because of the anti-immigrant tone of the campaign, said the "atmosphere on the street is not good" ... ....

BCS Members feature in Computer Weekly’s 50 most influential women in UK IT list 2016 (BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Jun 2016
(Source. BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT). 27 June 2016. This year's list of the 50 most influential women in IT published by Computer Weekly features several inspirational BCS members who are considered role models for diversity and success among the tech community. They include ... Dr Sue Black, Dame Stephanie Shirley, and Distinguished Fellows Dame Wendy Hall and Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho ... Contact the Press Office ... (noodl. 34286678) ....

Poland 'shocked' by xenophobic abuse of Poles in UK

Edit Al Jazeera 27 Jun 2016
Dozens of alleged racist incidents were reported to the police in parts of England over the weekend, including cases where Poles and other eastern Europeans were the victims of racial abuse ... Brexit ... Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, former Conservative Party chairwoman and the first Muslim woman to serve in the Tory cabinet, defected to the "Remain" camp ahead of the vote, citing "hate and xenophobia" as the reasons for changing her position ... ....

Brexit to be discussed by Welsh ministers

Edit BBC News 27 Jun 2016
Share. Share this with. Copy this link http.//www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-36635550. Carwyn Jones' cabinet will discuss the aftermath of the Brexit vote when Welsh ministers meet on Monday. The first minister has set out a series of priorities for the Welsh Government, including protecting jobs ... Ministers will meet in Cardiff while Labour is in turmoil in Westminster ... Speaking on Sunday, Labour AM Baroness Morgan told BBC Wales ... ....

Met Police on alert for EU referendum hate crime rise

Edit BBC News 27 Jun 2016
Share. Share this with. Copy this link http.//www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36642047. The Metropolitan Police are on heightened alert for a rise in hate crime following the European referendum result. It comes amid reports of several race-related incidents over the weekend ... He said ... It was later removed ... And former Conservative party deputy chairwoman Baroness Warsi also tweeted a string of reports of racist incidents, saying ... Dr ... ....

Jeremy Corbyn told he has “no authority” as Labour MPs resign

Edit Scotsman 27 Jun 2016
The Labour leader, whose authority is in tatters after his Referendum performance, said voters “would not thank” any party that “indulged” in plotting ... The revolt has seen two-thirds of the shadow cabinet leave, including Ian Murray, Labour's only MP in Scotland, while the party's leader in the Lords, Baroness Smith of Basildon, and chief whip Lord Bassam are set to boycott meetings of the top team while Mr Corbyn remains in place....

Embattled Jeremy Corbyn looks to fend off revolt from Parliamentary Labour Party

Edit Belfast Telegraph 27 Jun 2016
Jeremy Corbyn's authority was in tatters after two-thirds of his shadow cabinet quit in an open revolt against his leadership ... Share Go To ... The revolt has seen two-thirds of the shadow cabinet quit or, in Mr Benn's case, be sacked, while the party's leader in the Lords Baroness Smith of Basildon and chief whip Lord Bassam are set to boycott meetings of the top team while Mr Corbyn remains in place ... But a spokesman for Mr Corbyn said ... ....

Surge in Hate Crimes in the U.K. Following U.K.’s Brexit Vote

Edit Time Magazine 27 Jun 2016
Been standing here five minutes ... 😢 ... In an interview with Sky, the former chairwoman of the Conservative Party Baroness Warsi said that it is time for Leave campaigners “to come out and say that the campaigning was divisive and was xenophobic and give a commitment that future campaigning and the way that they intend to run this country will be united, will make people from all backgrounds feel like they belong.” ... ....
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