Provisional figures released by the mayor’s office show a sharp rise in anti-Muslim incidents following the London Bridge terror attack. On Monday, the force recorded 20 anti-Muslim incidents on Monday, compared with a daily average of 3.5 this year, according to the Evening Standard.

In a statement, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “One of the greatest things about London is our defiant unity in the face of adversity – and that will not change in the aftermath of this horrific attack.

Just as the police will do everything possible to root out extremism from our city, so we will take a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime.

If you witness a hate crime please report it to the police. If you commit a hate crime, you face arrest”.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson provided Tell MAMA with a statement of reassurance, urging members of the public to report hate crimes. It reads: