Unions and experts cite growing racism in Britain

Britain is facing a rise in hate speech and racist incidents linked to immigration, with an increase in workplace discrimination and refusals of care based on race, as well as rare acts of violence exploited by the political right to connect crime with immigration. This has led to heightened tensions, with a survey showing that more hardline attitudes towards immigration and minorities coincided with a 6% increase in hate crimes, reaching 82,490 incidents in 2025, and a 55% rise in discrimination against minority workers since 2022. Experts and union leaders warn that hostile policies and rhetoric have amplified the fragility of social cohesion in the country.

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