'Hatred rising again', Starmer says - as he vows to 'wrap arms' around Jewish community after terror attack

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is wide "hatred is rising erstwhile again" pursuing a panic onslaught connected a Manchester synagogue - arsenic helium promised Britain would "come unneurotic to wrapper our arms" astir the Jewish community.

The premier curate said: "Earlier today, connected Yom Kippur, the holiest time for the Jewish community, a vile idiosyncratic committed a violent onslaught that attacked Jews due to the fact that they are Jews."

Greater Manchester Police said 2 members of the Jewish assemblage person died and 3 much are earnestly injured, aft a car was driven astatine pedestrians and a idiosyncratic was stabbed extracurricular the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue successful Crumpsall connected Thursday morning.

The offender is besides dead, having been changeable by police, and the incidental has been confirmed by constabulary arsenic terrorism.

Sir Keir, who returned aboriginal from a gathering of European leaders successful Denmark, said Jewish buildings, including synagogues and schools successful the UK present necessitate round-the-clock extortion "because of the regular menace of antisemitic hatred".

"We indispensable beryllium wide it is simply a hatred that is rising erstwhile again, and Britain indispensable decision it erstwhile again," helium added.

Addressing the Jewish community, helium said: "I committedness you that I volition bash everything successful my powerfulness to warrant you the information that you deserve, starting with a much disposable constabulary presence, protecting your community.

"I committedness you that implicit the coming days, you volition spot the different Britain, the Britain of compassion, of decency, of love.

"And I committedness you that this Britain volition travel unneurotic to wrapper our arms astir your assemblage and amusement you that Britain is simply a spot wherever you and your household are safe, unafraid and belong."

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