Nick Thomas-Symonds – 2021 Comments on Hate Crime Statistics

The comments made by Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Shadow Home Secretary, on 12 October 2021.

The huge spike in recorded hate crimes in these statistics must be a wake-up call for urgent change.

It’s unacceptable that so many people are facing abuse and attacks just for being themselves. The shamefully small number of offenders being brought to justice shows how damaging Tory police cuts have been, allowing vile criminals to escape justice yet again.

The backlash against people standing up to racial injustice shows how far we have to go as a country to defeat hatred. Labour has a plan for a new Race Equality Act to bring about the change needed, whilst Conservative Ministers are failing to act.