The rise in hate crimes

Following the EU referendum, the number of hate crimes reported to police in the UK have increased dramatically with campaigners fearing that many more incidents go unreported.

A hate crime is defined as a criminal offence motivated by hostility or prejudice against someone's race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, is set to launch a new hate crime action plan, including a drive to punish offenders more harshly by ordering prosecutors to press for tougher sentences in court. A £2.4 million fund is also due to be set up to pay for protective security measures at synagogues, churches and mosques.

We hear from people recently affected both online and in public. We also speak to Jonathan Sacerdoti from the group Campaign Against Antisemitism and Director of Prosecutions, Alison Saunders.