The spiritual leader of Catholics across England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has signed a letter calling on the country to "challenge racial and communal prejudice wherever it is found" following the referendum result last week.

The cardinal, along with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Muslim leader Ali Razi Rizvi, writes that many of the political and economic consequences of the referendum remain unknown, however "in less than a week, increasing reports of inter communal discord and racial hatred are cause for the gravest concern."