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HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackMy hon. Friend is right: protest is a fundamental and precious freedom and should be protected, but it must be balanced against the need for all our communities to be able to live…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI have to say that I disagree with the hon. Gentleman. I was very clear that the protests that took place immediately after this terror attack, especially in Manchester itself,…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackLet me first say, as I said throughout my statement, that antisemitism is at unacceptable levels. It is rising and has been rising for some time, and it demands a different and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackMy hon. Friend refers to the BBC “Panorama” exposé into the Met police, and this is the first time I have been able to place on the record my views on that matter. Like everybody…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackLet me assure the hon. Gentleman and the whole House that we are discussing these matters closely with the Community Security Trust and other representatives of the Jewish…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackMy hon. Friend is right that acts of solidarity among communities to protect each other reflect the absolute best of our country. As I have said, there is a careful balance to be…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackThis attack has shone a light on the burden that British Jews bear every single day just to live an ordinary Jewish life. There is nothing worse than imagining little children in…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. Forgive me, I do not know the specifics of that particular case. If he writes to me, I will discuss it with the Security Minister and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackIt is natural after a terror attack that we might focus on the actions of those who still wish to cause pain and do damage to our communities, but my hon. Friend is right. Since…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackOn the measures on cumulative impact, yes, they do apply to both static protest and marches. That is why they are measures aimed at both sections 12 and 14 of the Public Order…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackYes, I do. That is why I described the protests in the immediate aftermath of the attacks as un-British. We have our rights and we can choose when to use them. We can choose…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackIt is an absolute outrage that any patient in our country might be afraid of seeking treatment in our national health service because of the expressed views of the person who is…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI agree with my hon. Friend. The Government’s places of worship protective security scheme is open not just to synagogues but to mosques and other places of worship, and already…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackThe hon. Lady will know that we are already taking action in the Crime and Policing Bill to ban the sale of those knives. It is a little too early to draw wider lessons about…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI agreed with everything the hon. Lady said until she got to restriction on protests. Let me be clear: there is a balance to be struck between these freedoms. I think it is in the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI repeat to the hon. and learned Gentleman my earlier comments on dealing with the domestic threats we face, the largest of which is Islamist extremism. We will know more about…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackYes, I can. My colleagues in the Cabinet have written to the different regulators that report directly to them, and they will all come before this House to set out further…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI agree with my hon. Friend; those comments are despicable and utterly unacceptable. It is why I am reviewing the wider legislative framework in relation to protest and hate crime.13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI assure the hon. Member and the House that the Government will take action—we have already taken action, and there will be more to come. I know that will be debated in the House…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackCommunity cohesion will be vital and is an important element of the work we have to take forward in the light of the attack. I am happy to discuss that with my hon. Friend and…13 Oct 2025