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Britain "will not tolerate intolerance", the office of Prime Minister David Cameron has said, after a series of racist incidents were reported following its decision to leave the European Union.
Number 10 Downing Street came out on Monday with the warning, less than a week after the country voted to leave the EU in a referendum.
"We should be absolutely clear that this government will not tolerate intolerance ... intimidating migrants, telling them they need to go home," Cameron's spokeswoman told journalists.
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The Polish Embassy in London earlier said it was "shocked and deeply concerned" by incidents of abuse directed at Poles and other eastern Europeans living in England.
They include the posting of laminated cards reading "Leave the EU - no more Polish vermin" to members of the Polish community in Huntingdon, near the eastern city of Cambridge, on Saturday.
There were also reports of racist graffiti scrawled on a Polish community centre in Hammersmith, west London. The Metropolitan Police Service said it was investigating the claim.
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"We would like to thank people for all the messages of support and solidarity with the Polish community expressed by the British public," the embassy said.
London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday placed the city's police force on alert following the incidents.
Khan said he took "seriously my responsibility to defend London's fantastic mix of diversity and tolerance.
"I've asked our police to be extra vigilant for any rise in cases of hate crime, and I'm calling on all Londoners to pull together and rally behind this great city."
Mark Hamilton, the head of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said: "We are seeing an increase in reports of hate crime incidents to True Vision, the police online hate crime reporting site.
"This is similar to the trends following other major national or international events. In previous instances, crime levels returned to normal relatively quickly but we are monitoring the situation closely."
'90 incidents'
Other incidents were reported on social media. Many used the #postrefracism tag and account to call out examples of intolerance, both to EU citizens living in England and non-white Britons.
One Twitter user, Ben Zen, wrote that two Britons waved an English flag towards him and, having heard him speak in Romanian, said: "We voted you out. Go home you f*****g immigrants."
Another, Carlos from London, posted images of a Polish father and son who had been severely beaten, reporting that the family members had said Englishmen were behind the attack.
On Facebook, Ai Sha shared a video showing members of the far-right English Defence League gathering outside a mosque in Birmingham waving a flag that read: "Rapefugees Not Welcome", as they shouted "f*****g p**dos" and "Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah?". Police later made two arrests.
WATCH: Brexit rhetoric and the consequences of 'Project Fear'
John O'Connell, from anti-racism group Far Right Watch, said they had recorded more than 90 incidents in the past three days, ranging from "verbal abuse up to physical violence".
Rights groups called on people to report incidents as they promised action.
"Now we are witnessing the shocking extent of this with reports around the country of hate speech and minorities being targeted," said Shuja Shafi, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain. "I will be writing to the Home Secretary to ask what measures are being taken to step up security and policing in areas where such incidences have been reported."
Human Rights Watch said authorities "should take strong action to curb xenophobic attacks and abuse in the United Kingdom in the wake of the referendum", as it encouraged people to report xenophobic acts to the police.
"A failure by the authorities and political leaders to address - and be seen to address - these initial attacks risks creating a permissive climate for further attacks and exacerbating divisions within society," the group warned.
A few days before the referendum, the far-right, anti-immigrant UKIP party was accused of racism after unveiling a poster showing a queue of refugees with the slogan "Breaking point" and a plea to leave the EU.
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father has a broken arm, and possible neck trauma, son has severe facial fractures, broken jaw and nose. my god.
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Sima Kotecha @sima_kotecha
In utter shock: just been called p**i in my home town! Haven't heard that word here since the 80s..!
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Mum got called '****' for 1st time in 40yrs.@Conservatives have created hostile environment for immigrants & British citizens.#PostRefRacism
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Dagan Lonsdale @DaganLonsdale
Doctor colleague was told to 'go home' today. The legitimisation of racism by the political class is terrifying and real. Must fight it
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park today, asked what language I was speaking to daughter. "Oh, German. Yes, Hitler and the jews etc" #PostRefRacism
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my friend works in a primary school and says the children have already started nicknaming the foreign students as Junckers#PostRefRacism
source: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/...st-attacks-eu-referendum-160628045317215.html
no one is getting alone ! ! ! Polish, Germans- all are being targeted ! ! wtf ! !
Number 10 Downing Street came out on Monday with the warning, less than a week after the country voted to leave the EU in a referendum.
"We should be absolutely clear that this government will not tolerate intolerance ... intimidating migrants, telling them they need to go home," Cameron's spokeswoman told journalists.
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The Polish Embassy in London earlier said it was "shocked and deeply concerned" by incidents of abuse directed at Poles and other eastern Europeans living in England.
They include the posting of laminated cards reading "Leave the EU - no more Polish vermin" to members of the Polish community in Huntingdon, near the eastern city of Cambridge, on Saturday.
There were also reports of racist graffiti scrawled on a Polish community centre in Hammersmith, west London. The Metropolitan Police Service said it was investigating the claim.
READ MORE: Poland 'shocked' by xenophobic abuse of Poles in UK
"We would like to thank people for all the messages of support and solidarity with the Polish community expressed by the British public," the embassy said.
London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday placed the city's police force on alert following the incidents.
Khan said he took "seriously my responsibility to defend London's fantastic mix of diversity and tolerance.
"I've asked our police to be extra vigilant for any rise in cases of hate crime, and I'm calling on all Londoners to pull together and rally behind this great city."
Mark Hamilton, the head of the National Police Chiefs' Council, said: "We are seeing an increase in reports of hate crime incidents to True Vision, the police online hate crime reporting site.
"This is similar to the trends following other major national or international events. In previous instances, crime levels returned to normal relatively quickly but we are monitoring the situation closely."
'90 incidents'
Other incidents were reported on social media. Many used the #postrefracism tag and account to call out examples of intolerance, both to EU citizens living in England and non-white Britons.
One Twitter user, Ben Zen, wrote that two Britons waved an English flag towards him and, having heard him speak in Romanian, said: "We voted you out. Go home you f*****g immigrants."
Another, Carlos from London, posted images of a Polish father and son who had been severely beaten, reporting that the family members had said Englishmen were behind the attack.
On Facebook, Ai Sha shared a video showing members of the far-right English Defence League gathering outside a mosque in Birmingham waving a flag that read: "Rapefugees Not Welcome", as they shouted "f*****g p**dos" and "Allah, Allah, who the f*** is Allah?". Police later made two arrests.
WATCH: Brexit rhetoric and the consequences of 'Project Fear'
John O'Connell, from anti-racism group Far Right Watch, said they had recorded more than 90 incidents in the past three days, ranging from "verbal abuse up to physical violence".
Rights groups called on people to report incidents as they promised action.
"Now we are witnessing the shocking extent of this with reports around the country of hate speech and minorities being targeted," said Shuja Shafi, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain. "I will be writing to the Home Secretary to ask what measures are being taken to step up security and policing in areas where such incidences have been reported."
Human Rights Watch said authorities "should take strong action to curb xenophobic attacks and abuse in the United Kingdom in the wake of the referendum", as it encouraged people to report xenophobic acts to the police.
"A failure by the authorities and political leaders to address - and be seen to address - these initial attacks risks creating a permissive climate for further attacks and exacerbating divisions within society," the group warned.
A few days before the referendum, the far-right, anti-immigrant UKIP party was accused of racism after unveiling a poster showing a queue of refugees with the slogan "Breaking point" and a plea to leave the EU.
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carlos @b0redinbucksfather has a broken arm, and possible neck trauma, son has severe facial fractures, broken jaw and nose. my god.
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Sima Kotecha @sima_kotechaIn utter shock: just been called p**i in my home town! Haven't heard that word here since the 80s..!
6:23 PM - 27 Jun 2016
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Zarina Rahman @zarinarahman91Mum got called '****' for 1st time in 40yrs.@Conservatives have created hostile environment for immigrants & British citizens.#PostRefRacism
11:12 PM - 27 Jun 2016
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Dagan Lonsdale @DaganLonsdaleDoctor colleague was told to 'go home' today. The legitimisation of racism by the political class is terrifying and real. Must fight it
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Sonja Haerkoenen @SonjaHaerkoenenpark today, asked what language I was speaking to daughter. "Oh, German. Yes, Hitler and the jews etc" #PostRefRacism
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#SaveCorbyn @Labour_Valuesmy friend works in a primary school and says the children have already started nicknaming the foreign students as Junckers#PostRefRacism
source: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/...st-attacks-eu-referendum-160628045317215.html
no one is getting alone ! ! ! Polish, Germans- all are being targeted ! ! wtf ! !
