The prime minister said the attack in Golders Green is ‘part of a pattern of rising antisemitism’ in the country

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Tue 5 May 2026 04.16 EDT First published on Tue 5 May 2026 03.41 EDT

Keir Starmer described antisemitism in the UK as a ‘crisis for all of us’ Photograph: Jack Taylor/PA

Keir Starmer described antisemitism in the UK as a ‘crisis for all of us’ Photograph: Jack Taylor/PA

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Starmer to host event in Downing Street to discuss tackling antisemitism

Good 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 mark Last week’s terrorist attack in Golders Green was utterly appalling. But it was not an isolated incident.…