Starmer says ‘antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling’ after two people stabbed – latest updates

Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain. Thank you to Shomrim, Hatzola and the police for acting swiftly.

Keir Starmer described the Golders Green stabbings as “utterly appalling” and vowed to bring those responsible to justice.

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Antisemitic hatred “is rising once again and we must defeat it,” Downing Street has said following the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green.

“It’s a deeply shocking incident,” the prime minister’s spokesman told reporters.

“A live police investigation is under way so it would be inappropriate for me to go further than that.”

The official also said: “We know that many in the Jewish community face a daily threat of antisemitic hatred. And this is a hatred that is rising once again and we must defeat it.

“That’s why we’re backing the Jewish community with record levels of security funding and clear action to root out any antisemitism wherever it appears including in universities, charities and in the NHS.”