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Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

government gathered to discuss the EU’s loan scheme for Ukraine. 4. ***UK news*** | Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism

Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network criminalised under hate laws passed after Bondi terror attack

society and spread extremist ideology have no place in Australia,” Duniam said in a statement. The government passed the antisemitism laws which included the new listing regime, as well as stronger penalties for hate crimes

Friday briefing: How rising antisemitism is striking fear into the everyday lives of British Jews

government and the wider society, where extreme, hateful, violent attitudes and language have become normalised. When you speak to anyone from the Jewish community in Britain, there might be a level of shock, but nobody

Met set up specialist unit as antisemitic hate crime in London hits two-year high

government to go further, calling for proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, faster responses to alleged incitement at pro-Palestinian protests, and the use of public order powers to restrict or ban marches where

Starmer says ‘antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling’ after two people stabbed – latest updates

antisemitism in society. **The latest incident comes after a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in north [London](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/london).** In a post on social media the Jewish charity the Community Security Trust

‘A test of our values’: Starmer to call for whole-society response to rising antisemitism

society including business, charities, health and culture, higher education and policing, for talks with the Jewish community. Starmer is expected to say they all need to refuse to platform hatred or turn a blind

Zack Polanski says he was wrong to call himself a Red Cross spokesperson

responsible,” Polanski said. “Those messages are all unacceptable and it’s important to condemn that.”. He also said the party would introduce a standardised vetting process and compulsory antisemitism training for all of its candidates

Starmer calls antisemitism ‘crisis for all of us’ ahead of Downing Street summit – UK politics live

government funding to tackle antisemitism and strengthen community cohesion in those places facing the greatest risk. > > An immediate £500,000 will also be allocated to Barnet council, reflecting recent serious antisemitic incidents in the borough

Prosecutors to ‘fast-track’ hate crime cases in England and Wales after spate of attacks

responsibility: it is all of ours. That is the test before us, and only by working together will we meet it.” Vivienne Stern, the chief executive of Universities UK, said: “Antisemitism continues at universities

NHS staff should be banned from wearing pro-Palestinian badges, report recommends

government, which is responsible for the NHS in England, would accept the recommendations in full. He said: "I know that Jewish people – and everyone experiencing discrimination – need action not words. Together with NHS England

British Jews feel ‘under siege’ and worry about kids wearing religious symbols in public

society. Places of worship and people of faith are not safe.” Downing Street has condemned the attacks and vowed to introduce measures to protect the Jewish community. “[The prime minister] stands with the Jewish community

Golders Green MP decries ‘lack of vocal solidarity’ from liberal left for Jewish community

response of the liberal-left? Where are the anti-racists, the trade unions, civil society, our friends and neighbours?” she wrote. “Where are the leaders of the powerful tech platforms who have allowed hate

As the right moves in on antisemitism, where does that leave the Jewish left?

government minister Pat McFadden as the product of a view that Labour had not done enough to take on antisemitism, some of the same attenders were dismayed by the same treatment for the Liberal Democrats

Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for two leftwing US commentators

governments in London and Jerusalem, saying: “It’s an honour to have made Israel’s enemies list. I’m very proud to have fought against their genocide. The mighty United Kingdom is afraid of speech

Jillian Segal hired former Scott Morrison adviser on $200,000 contract without public tender process

antisemitism in the Australian context, who could deliver accurate, evidence-based strategic advice and communication support to Segal during the royal commission. Rules in the federal government’s procurement code allowed limited tenders, where only

Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership

responsible for a £4.4bn budget, has so far lost more than 30 [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) councillors, and gained 21 Reform and 11 Green councillors. The outgoing Labour leader of the council, John Cotton

Australia, don’t conflate anti-Semitism with criticism of Israel

Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, led by former High Court justice Virginia Bell. On April 30, 2026, the commission delivered its interim report, raising serious concerns about how we define anti-Semitism. The commission has adopted

Starmer to host Downing Street summit to address antisemitism

society, health, culture, higher education and policing would take part in individual round-table discussions with members of the Jewish community, hosted by the ministers. They would be asked to reflect on the forms antisemitism

Proxy attacks in UK a real and growing concern, says PM

responsibility for an attack on Jewish community ambulances in north London, along with other incidents in the UK and Europe. Sir Keir met Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis and other members of the community

NHS to tackle antisemitism after report finds Jewish staff and patients ‘routinely ostracised’

government’s adviser on antisemitism, has found. Moves to combat it will see NHS staff’s freedom to display political symbols on their uniforms restricted and bosses of the service’s 205 health trusts