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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
John Stevens

Surge in anti-LGBT hate crime reports leads to warning Tories are soft on crime

Hate crimes recorded against LGBT people have soared by more than 40% in just a year, figures show.

Labour last night accused the Tories of going “soft on crime” amid warnings they are not doing enough to tackle the problem.

The number of hate crimes based on sexual orientation rose to 26,152 in the 12 months to last March, up from 18,596 in the year before.

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