European Union: In a chilling account of the aftermath of Britain being voted out of the EU, a British man has issued a set of 'safety precautions' for the ethnic minorities post-Brexit in a video.
The video shows Nalin Dissanayake walking along the street and flashing his British passport at anyone that walks by after reports of an increase in racial abuse since the Brexit vote.
The video, which has been viewed more 600,000 times already, was posted with the caption: 'It's that kind of world now'.
Reports suggest there is a 57 per cent rise in 'hate crimes' since the EU referendum result, which concluded Britain’s decision to leave.
In particular, police have been investigating a number of attacks on Poles and Muslims.
Reports to a police online hate crime reporting site increased 57 per cent between Thursday and Sunday compared to the same days four weeks ago, the National Police Chiefs' Council said.
Prime Minister David Cameron condemned the attacks, stigmatising them as 'despicable'.
Sima Kotecha, a reporter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, revealed she was called a 'P***' in an incident of abhorrent racial abuse.
Kotecha, who is also and a presenter on BBC One's 8pm news bulletin, said she was left in 'utter shock' after the abuse in her home town of Basingstoke.
It also emerged that two Polish men were beaten to a pulp in Upton Park, east London, on weekend.
A man named Carlos came across the incident and decided to tweet about it.
He also posted pictures of the injured - a father and son - lying unconscious on the ground, their faces covered with blood as they got up and were getting treated by the paramedics.
Walls of a Polish community centre were mutilated by racist graffiti since the vote, and Cameron spoke out against such behaviour in the Commons saying: “All forms of hate crime are unacceptable in any circumstances. Hatred not only has the potential to cause serious physical and emotional harm, it damages communities and undermines the diversity and tolerance we should be instead celebrating.
“Police forces will respond robustly to any incidents and offenders can expect to receive enhanced sentencing.
“Everyone has a right to feel safe and confident about who they are. Being yourself is not a crime: hate crime is.”
