'Hatred rising again': Starmer vows to 'wrap arms' around Jewish community after terror attack

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is clear "hatred is rising once again" following a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue - as he promised Britain would "come together to wrap our arms" around the Jewish community.

The prime minister said: "Earlier today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish community, a vile individual committed a terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews." Manchester synagogue latest: Suspect in killing identified Greater Manchester Police said two members of the Jewish community have died and three more are seriously injured, after a car was driven at pedestrians and a person was stabbed outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall on Thursday morning. The offender is also dead, having been shot by police, and the incident has been confirmed by police as terrorism.

Sir Keir, who returned early from a meeting of European leaders in Denmark, said Jewish buildings, including synagogues and schools in the UK now require round-the-clock protection "because of the daily threat of antisemitic hatred". "We must be clear it is a hatred that is rising once again, and Britain must defeat it once again," he added.

Addressing the Jewish community moments after an emergency Cobra meeting, he said: "I promise you that I will do everything in my power to guarantee you the security that you deserve, starting with a more visible police presence, protecting your community. "I promise you that over the coming days, you will see the other Britain, the Britain of compassion, of decency, of love.

"And I promise you that this Britain will come together to wrap our arms around your community and show you that Britain is a place where you and your family are safe, secure and belong." Britain must defeat antisemitism once again Sir Keir said "to every Jewish person in this country.