Women unite against far-right rhetoric linking immigration to sexual violence

Women unite against far-right rhetoric linking immigration to sexual violence

In response to the wave of protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers, a coalition of women has issued an open letter urging politicians to stop linking immigration to sexual abuse. The letter, titled Women Against the Far Right, challenges inflammatory claims made by political figures such as Nigel Farage and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick. Farage has attempted to tie rising rates of sexual offences in the UK to government immigrat…