BBC NI’s Spotlight programme has gained a worldwide reputation for hard-hitting investigations and fearless journalism. Its December 2023 programme ‘The Rise of Race Hate’ exposed the human cost of violent race hate attacks, exposing the link to paramilitary organisations and questioning the ability of the police to hold those responsible to account – including the revelation that the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association had been advised by police to reassure loyalist community leaders it was not running a mosque.