Theresa May has told nearly 800,000 Poles living in the UK that she “wants and expects” them to remain in the country after Brexit and condemned “shameful” post-referendum attacks during a visit to Poland.

Speaking in Warsaw on Thursday, the Prime Minister spoke out against the “despicable” hate crimes Poles have suffered in the wake of the Brexit vote last month.

She also promised to “always” fulfil Britain's obligations to Nato despite leaving the EU after UK troops were deployed to counter the threat of Russia in Eastern Europe.