Prime minister tells Jewish leaders legislation against malign state actors will go before parliament in July
Keir Starmer has promised to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guards by introducing legislation in the next session of parliament in July.
On a trip to Kenton united synagogue in north-west London on Thursday, the prime minister said he wanted “to make Britain a country where our Jewish community feels safe”.
The synagogue in Harrow was subject to an arson attack on Saturday night, which caused minor smoke damage but no injuries, according to the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism. A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, pleaded guilty at Westminster magistrates court to arson not endangering life on Tuesday.
In an interview with the Jewish Chronicle, Starmer said he was very worried about the increasing use of proxy agents by the Iranian regime. He said legislation to enable the proscription of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), which Labour pledged to achieve in opposition, would be brought forward in “a few weeks” for the start of the parliamentary session in July.
