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Basingstoke 'It’s okay to be white' posters spark investigation

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The posters were found on lampposts across multiple streets in Basingstoke on Thursday

Posters saying "It's okay to be white" have sparked a police investigation.

They were found on lampposts in two roads in Basingstoke and near Basingstoke College of Technology.

Hampshire Constabulary was alerted to the posters by a resident on Thursday and said they were being treated as a "hate incident".

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has arranged for the posters to be removed.

Resident Priya Brown said: "These tactics are divisive and they have no place in today's world. They're tactics that are used to divide deliberately by neo-Nazi groups and white supremacy groups. It started in the US but we have seen it here in the UK."

Resident Priya Brown says the posters are an example of 'divisive tactics.'

A spokesperson for the police force said it was liaising with local community groups as part of the investigation.

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