The spike in hate crimes after the Brexit vote has now died off, the Home Secretary has claimed.
Amber Rudd today told MPs the sharp rise in hate crimes which Britain saw after the EU referendum has now “fallen off”.
July saw an increased level in hate crimes, with police recording an extra 41 per cent of incidents involving religious or racist abuse.
But Ms Rudd said this level had not been maintained.
She was pressed for an answer by Labour’s Maria Eagle, who put pressure on Ms Rudd at Home Office questions to make international students feel more welcome.
Ms Rudd said: "I can give some reassurance to her that that unpleasant, unwelcome spike ... of hate crime has now fallen off."
Figures previously released by the Home Office show the number of hate crimes fell from July to August, but remained higher than before the referendum.
