Two men were taken to hospital after being stabbed in a homophobic attack outside a south London nightclub.
: "The team at The Two Brewers were incredible in dealing with this and keeping us inside the venue safe.The most recent hate crime figures released by the Home Office show that sexual orientation hate crimes increased by 41% to 26,152 in the year ending March 2022, representing the largest percentage annual increase in these offences since current records began in the year ending March 2012.
Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall, said: "Having spoken to people in the area this afternoon, I know how alarming this shocking attack has been to the LGBTQ+ community in Clapham.A spokesperson for the Two Brewers said: "We are fully supporting the police in their investigation regarding this unprovoked attack and our thoughts are with the victims and their families.
"We would like to reassure the LGBTQIA+ community that the safety and security of our guests remains our number one priority, our CCTV has been handed over to the police and enhanced security measures have now been put in place."
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