Hate crime has soared in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the June vote but there has been no evidence of the same north of the border, where Polish shops such as this one in Edinburgh flourish

Diplomats working in Scotland have said that the country has become a welcoming haven for EU nationals since the Brexit referendum.

Hate crime has soared in England, Wales and Northern Ireland following the result of the poll in June but there has been no evidence of a similar increase north of the border.

Poland’s representative in Edinburgh said that his compatriots living in Scotland felt more welcome and secure than those living elsewhere in the UK.

Other Scottish-based diplomats have said that the country’s tolerant, pro-European stance has made it an increasingly attractive destination for those seeking to flee xenophobia.

Dariusz Adler, the Polish consul general for Scotland, said his fellow citizens living in England had been made to feel unwelcome in their adopted home.