Ministers under pressure to tackle antisemitism after Golders Green terror attack – live updates
The government has announced £25m to increase security for Jewish communities The home secretary said that while protecting the Jewish community was a priority, she rejected the characterisation by Jonathan Hall, the UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, that attacks on Jewish people was a “national emergency”. “I think the phrase ‘national emergency’ has particular connotations,” Shabana Mahmood told BBC Breakfast. We note with grave concern the violent attack on two Jewish men in
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03.17 EDTGovernment announces extra £25m to protect Jewish communitiesMorning. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said she understands the fears faced by the Jewish community in the UK as the government announced extra funding to boost police patrols and protections around synagogues, schools and community centres.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she was pressed on comments made by the chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, that people in the UK who are visibly Jewish are no longer safe, after two Jewish men were stabbed in an attack in Golders Green in north-west London.“I, of course, can understand why people who are both visibly and not visibly Jewish are feeling a huge amount of pressure and fear at the moment,” Mahmood said.She continued: “The question for me is, what am I going to do to ensure…
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