Rejected petition Inv' role of London Mayoral and EU Ref' campaigns in rise in racist incidents.

There's been a dramatic increase in racist & anti immigrant attacks since the middle of 2016. What part did the behaviour of some politicians and media organisations using dog-whistle politics to gather support for their views on Brexit and the London Mayoral Election play in this?

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We can debate the pros & cons of immigration, but there is no place for violence or threats towards people because of skin colour or country of birth, yet these have increased massively. Without a strong response we are in danger of it becoming the new normal.

Parliament should set up a commission to investigate whether some individuals and organisations deliberately or recklessly endangered our social cohesion to make short-term political gains, and consider how to prevent this in future

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Date submitted 1 March 2017
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