Sadiq Khan fears rise in UK hate crime linked to Middle East violence

Exclusive: London mayor boosts counter-hate funding as British Jewish group warns of danger of reprisal' attacks

Sadiq Khan has warned of a potential increase in hate crime in Britain triggered by the rise in Middle East violence, as a leading British Jewish group warned of the danger of reprisal" attacks here.

The London mayor's warning comes after a series of Israeli airstrikes against targets in Lebanon, which have killed Hezbollah's top leaders as well as its followers, with scores of civilians feared killed also. Khan is pumping extra emergency funding into groups in London countering hate.