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antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling. > > Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain. Thank you to Shomrim, Hatzola and the police for acting swiftly. > > Those responsible will be brought to justice
Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley during a meeting with representatives from criminal justice agencies in 10 Downing Street on Thursday. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/PA The public spat comes days before the local elections, with commentators questioning
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said 300 extra police officers were needed across London as he warned of a growing "pandemic" of antisemitism in the UK. The new team of officers
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 takes in their sector, the work
London, on Wednesday. The attack, which has been declared a terror incident by police, is the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting Jewish people. The government commissioned a review of public order
Metropolitan police announced a community protection team of 100 extra officers to help safeguard the Jewish community. The force previously said 300 more officers were needed to tackle the rise in antisemitism across the capital
responsible.” Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have been reported on Jewish property in the area in the past month. A spokesperson for the charity Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “A synagogue in London was firebombed
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley (right) and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (2nd left) speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Thursday, following an attack on Wednesday
Metropolitan police, told LBC: “We’re going to look incredibly closely at whether those claims stand up. “They’re intended to intimidate so we have to distinguish what’s happening online and being broadcast
London over the weekend, the Met police have said. Matt Jukes, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man had been detained, as he confirmed
Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, wrote a [letter to Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/30/zack-polanskis-criticism-of-golders-green-attack-arrest-will-have-chilling-effect-says-met-chief) describing the claim as “inaccurate and misinformed commentary”. He praised the officers as “nothing short of extraordinary”, adding: “Without their efforts
Metropolitan police described as an “antisemitic hate crime”. The force said the woman was arrested at an address in Watford just after 4.45pm on Wednesday, while the man was arrested
Metropolitan police](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/metropolitan-police) commissioner, said a “dangerous and troubling” mix of hate crimes, terrorism and the involvement of hostile states was coming together in the UK to create a terrifying atmosphere for British
Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader [Zack Polanski](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/zack-polanski) sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a “chilling effect”. Met officers arrested
Metropolitan police. Officers were filmed detaining the suspect after two Jewish people were stabbed in the north-west London suburb on Wednesday. Polanski retweeted, without comment, a post on X alleging that officers “repeatedly
response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too. 5. ***Cost of living*** | Food prices
Metropolitan police logged 140 offences last month, up from 98 in March and 67 in February. April’s total is the highest monthly figure since the force changed the way it counts hate crime
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
antisemitic attacks in 2025, including against a cafe and a synagogue, on Iran. Intelligence services in the Netherlands and Spain told counterparts in the UK and elsewhere of failed assassination attempts directed against Iranian dissidents