Government front bencher Sajid Javid has visited the Polish community centre ion Hammersmith and viewed cards left by well wishers after allegedly xenophobic graffiti was daubed on the front of the building.
The Communities Minister was at the Polish and Social Cultural Association (POSK) on Thursday (July 21) where he condemned increases in xenophobic behaviour.
It comes after the Met Police said it was treating the graffiti left on the building in King Street in the wake of the Brexit decision as a hate crime .
During the visit he met Joanna Mludzinska, chairwoman of POSK and looked at the cards left by kind well wishers.
Police say there has been a significant increase in xenophobic abuse since the country voted to leave the European Union in June’s referendum. Mr Javid visit was part of the government’s commitment to tackling hate crime.
He later said: “The hate crimes that have taken place across London are absolutely repulsive and my thoughts are with all of those who have been victims of abuse.
“There will always be people who seek to create division and exploit current events for their own agendas, but racism is wrong and has no place in modern British society.
“I urge people to report any incidents to the police so that, together, we can stamp out hate crime wherever it occurs.”
There have been some who argue that the graffiti left on the Polish centre was not xenophobic, but instead aimed at a Polish political think tank.
