Starmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’ ahead of Downing Street summit – UK politics live
Keir Starmer has described rising antisemitism as a 'crisis for all of us' ahead of a Downing Street summit addressing the issue. The government has announced additional funding for police patrols, security for Jewish communities, and programs to combat antisemitism in schools and local councils. Starmer emphasized that the crisis is a test of national values requiring a whole-of-society response.
- ▪Keir Starmer hosted a summit in Downing Street to address rising antisemitism across public life.
- ▪The government announced £25m in additional funding for security measures and £7m to combat antisemitism in educational institutions.
- ▪A further £1m will support councils, with £500,000 allocated immediately to Barnet due to recent antisemitic incidents.
- ▪Incidents cited include attacks in Golders Green, Heaton Park, and Bondi Beach.
- ▪The funding expands the MHCLG’s Common Ground programme, which already provides over £4m to communities.
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03.41 EDTStarmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’, as No 10 holds summit and councils get extra funding to address problemGood morning. Keir Starmer has declared antisemitism “a crisis for all of us”. This morning he is hosting an event in Downing Street intended to get leaders across all areas of public life to address the problem and, according to the briefing from No 10, he will say: double quotation markLast week’s terrorist attack in Golders Green was utterly appalling. But it was not an isolated incident. It is part of a pattern of rising antisemitism that has left our Jewish communities feeling frightened, angry, and asking whether this country, their home, is safe for them. These disgusting attacks are being made against British Jews.
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