Shortly after the vote, he told the BBC that those who wanted Brexit to stop immigration would be "disappointed." Hannan also scoffed at statistics that Amanpour said show a 57 percent increase in racist incidents since the Brexit vote. A leader of the U.K. Brexit campaign on Monday denied promoting the "leave" vote as a way to stem immigration and said the referendum outcome has nothing to do with a reported surge in incidences of racism. “I’m hearing a softer, gentler version of what you proposed during the campaign,” Amanpour said. "You know ... the reason people voted, the majority of them, is to stop immigration into this country.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2016 02:26 UTC