Your support helps us to tell the story
As your White House correspondent, I ask the tough questions and seek the answers that matter.
Your support enables me to be in the room, pressing for transparency and accountability. Without your contributions, we wouldn't have the resources to challenge those in power.
Your donation makes it possible for us to keep doing this important work, keeping you informed every step of the way to the November election
Andrew Feinberg
White House Correspondent
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out against an apparent rise in racist attacks after the EU referendum.
In a speech in the House of Lords Justin Welby called for leaders across the country to speak out against the reported incidents.
He argued that "unacceptable" parts of the EU referendum campaign had led to "an outwelling of poison and hatred that I cannot remember this country for very many years".
"It is essential … to challenge the attacks, the xenophobia, and the racism that seem to have felt to have been made acceptable, at least for a while," he said.
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn have both used their platforms in the House of Commons to speak out against reported incidents, including the daubing of xenophobic graffiti on a Polish cultural centre and a huge recorded rise in verbal abuse.
According to figures released by the National Police Chiefs organisation, police forces across Britain have logged a fivefold increase in hate crime since the EU referendum.
The Archbishop sits in the upper house by virtue of his position in the Church of England.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments