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Starmer Warns Racism Surge as Farage Claims White Bias

7/1/2026

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that racism is spreading across Britain, citing protests, riots and the 2016 killing of Labour MP Jo Cox.
He urged politicians to denounce racism and said anyone who fuels it should feel ashamed.
Nigel Farage claimed British institutions discriminate against white people, a charge Starmer rejected.
A Reuters survey found some Britons of colour fear a resurgence of racism and unrest in Southampton and Belfast.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that racism is spreading across Britain, citing protests, riots and the 2016 killing of Labour MP Jo Cox.
He urged politicians to denounce racism and said anyone who fuels it should feel ashamed.
Nigel Farage claimed British institutions discriminate against white people, a charge Starmer rejected.
A Reuters survey found some Britons of colour fear a resurgence of racism and unrest in Southampton and Belfast.