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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests

People hold St George's flags and union jacks  during an anti-immigration protest in Newcastle upon Tyne
The open letter says ‘anti-refugee protests across the country have been distressing to witness’. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

More than 200 refugee organisations, charities and trade unions have signed an open letter calling on Britain’s political leaders to end “pernicious and insidious currents” of racism and hatred that underpin a slew of anti-migrant protests.

The letter, coordinated by the campaign coalition Together With Refugees, has been signed by organisations including Amnesty International UK, City of Sanctuary UK, Care for Calais, Doctors of the World, the End Violence Against Women Coalition, Freedom from Torture, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, the Public and Commercial Services Union, Refugee Action and Safe Passage.

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