By Eric Young-
A racist threat to neighbours of a Norfolk building has been doing the rounds on social media after the far right authour of the post asked all residents to speak English because no other language would be tolerated. The A4 sheet of typed text was placed on a fire door inside Norwich City Council’s Winchester Tower, a block of 95 council flats, under the heading ‘Happy Brexit Day’.
The anonymous poster, featured a far right rant in which the author demanded that residents of the tower block speak no other language than English following the exit from the EU. The letter which was instantly removed was circulating on social media, prompting furious reactions.
Mike Stonard, one of the city council’s cabinet members, said: “I absolutely condemn this abhorrent poster. Whoever put it there has committed a hate crime, it is as simple as that.
The letter read:
”We are now our own country again and the the [sic] Queens English is spoken tongue here.
“If you do not want to speak whatever is the mother tongue of the country you came from then we suggest you return to that place and return your flat to the council so they can let British people live here and we can return to what was normality before you infected this once great island.”
It continues: “It’s a simple choice obey the rule of the majority or leave.
“You won’t have long till our government will implement rules that will put British first. So, best evolve or leave.
A spokesman for Norwich City Council, which manages the block, said the police have been involved.
“Norwich has a proud history of being a welcoming city and we will not tolerate this behaviour.
“As soon as we were made aware of this incident, we reported it to the police and they are investigating.
“We take this very seriously and urge residents to contact us or the police if they have any concerns.”
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