Racism and intolerance have worsened in Britain, Starmer says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that racism and intolerance had worsened in Britain over the past decade, warning it was ​damaging social cohesion and deterring people from public life. He spoke ‌a day after a Reuters report found some Britons of colour fear a resurgence of racism linked to anti-migrant rhetoric and a political focus on crime, following recent unrest ​including protests in Southampton after the murder of Henry Nowak and rioting ​in Belfast after a stabbing attack. Facing questions in parliament, Starmer said "racism ⁠and intolerance is permeating everywhere." The British leader was responding to a lawmaker...