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HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackMy hon. Friend is right to point out that hatred against minority communities runs riot in the online space. We do not need to look that deeply at many of the groups that…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is an assiduous constituency Member of Parliament. I saw for myself at first hand his deep links in the community that he represents in the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement about the terrorist attack on 2 October and the action that the Government are taking in response. Let me start by calling…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackLet me reassure my hon. Friend that I am carrying out a review of the wider legislation on protest and thresholds for hate crime legislation, to ensure that our whole legal…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackNo act of antisemitism, big or small, is acceptable, and we must all call it out and challenge it wherever we see it. The Government will act. We are already taking measures, and…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackYes, absolutely.13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackI will be speaking to all our colleagues in the devolved Administrations. I am happy to discuss with my hon. Friend the wider lessons on interfaith work to be drawn from his own…13 Oct 2025HANSARDManchester Terrorism AttackThe attacker was not known to counter-terror policing and had not been referred to the Prevent programme. Once all the facts are in, we will be able to draw wider lessons. As we…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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2025