Cooper ‘pandering’ to Farage by ordering publication of foreign criminals’ nationalities
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6WS85)
Move expected to lead to league tables' showing which nationalities are more associated with particular crimes
Migrant charities and MPs have accused Yvette Cooper of pandering to racism and stoking the possibility of riots after the Home Office said it would publish the nationalities of foreign criminals in the UK for the first time.
The home secretary has ordered officials to publish the data, including the crimes that have been committed, by the end of the year. It is expected to lead to league tables" of foreign nationals showing which nationalities are more associated with particular crimes.
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