Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks as he hosts a roundtable with the hospitality industry at 10 Downing Street in central London on June 29, 2026. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali / POOL / AFP)
The British Government on Monday announced more than £250 million to boost police protection of the Jewish community, which in recent months has been targeted by a series of attacks.
The fresh package will help fund the deployment of more than 500 police officers in districts where a lot of British Jews live, including 300 officers in London.
It will also fund more police patrols outside synagogues and Jewish schools, and more plainclothes officers.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “The rise in antisemitism we have seen in recent years is a test of our values as a country and tackling it has been central to my leadership from day one.”
