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HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKWhat happened to my right hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) at his house was completely unacceptable. It was intimidation; it was an attempt, I would…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKYes, I agree completely with my right hon. Friend. We need to show zero tolerance to all forms of antisemitism. It is incumbent on everybody—particularly Members of Parliament,…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThe hon. Member is right to say that grassroots work is needed. The £7 million I referred to earlier is part of that, and organisations such as the CST, which the Government…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKMy hon. Friend is quite right; I agree with what he has said. The Labour leader—the Leader of the Opposition—should publish a full list of who was at that meeting and a full…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKYes, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. Political leaders in particular have a special responsibility to act quickly, to act decisively, and to act not when it is expedient but…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the work of the Community Security Trust, as well as to Mark Gardner—its chief executive—and all its staff and volunteers, and the…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKLet me first pay tribute to my right hon. and learned Friend for her work during her time as Home Secretary. We worked closely together, and I can tell the House that the Jewish…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI think there is enough resource in policing. As I may have said once or twice before, we have record police officer numbers—a total of 149,500 or so was reached in March last…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThe hon. Gentleman is quite right. The events in Gaza, or indeed anywhere else in the world, provide no basis, reason or excuse at all to inflict racist abuse on citizens in this…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKOf course, there are many all-party parliamentary groups and other cross-party groups taking an active interest in this area, and I am sure that the Home Affairs Committee will…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKAs we have discussed already, Members across the House are particularly concerned about what is happening on university campuses. As I have said a couple of times, the Department…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI thank the shadow Home Secretary for her comments and questions. She asked about protests. I agree that it is completely unacceptable for people to seek to intimidate others, to…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThere is nothing peaceful about deliberately intimidating Jewish people going to synagogues, as we discussed just a moment ago, and I would be happy to look into the question of…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKMy hon. Friend is right to raise that issue. Gathering outside a synagogue with the purpose of intimidating people coming out is completely unacceptable. That is not protest; it…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKAs I said in response to my hon. Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Andrew Jones) a few minutes ago, it is incumbent on political leaders—particularly those who…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKI completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Very often, anti-Zionism is nothing more than anti-Jewish sentiment; it is antisemitism, and we should call it out where it happens, as…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKYes. My hon. Friend is quite right: it is incumbent on political leaders, from whom many other members of the community take their lead, to act immediately, not just when…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKYes, I am, and the police do it. For example, on Saturday, a convoy was planned from the north of England to north London, many parts of which have Jewish communities. The police…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKThe Chair of the Home Affairs Committee asks a very good question. It disturbs me deeply, as I am sure it does many Members, to see conflict occurring elsewhere in the world…19 Feb 2024HANSARD Antisemitism in the UKMy hon. Friend is right. Where the law is broken, whether that is inciting racial hatred, intimidation or harassment, the police must act and make arrests, and they have arrested…19 Feb 2024