UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says

Review also highlights racial profiling in police practices, and failure to address legacies of colonialism and slavery

The UK must act to curb a sharp increase in the use of racist hate speech by British politicians and high-profile public figures, a UN body has said.

Ministers must adopt comprehensive measures to discourage and combat racist hate speech and xenophobic discourse by political and public figures" and ensure that such cases are effectively investigated and sanctioned", the UN committee on the elimination of racial discrimination recommended in a report.