Published July 13th, 2026 - 12:42 GMT
ALBAWABA - Starmer reportedly approved a $335 million police fund to help UK police tackle cases of anti-Semitic hate crimes in areas with a significant Jewish population.The Metropolitan Police will receive $115 million to be used to recruit and extra 300 officers in and around Jewish centers. This comes after a series of recent anti-Semitic attacks in London, notably the stabbing of two Jewish men in April.The Greater Manchester Police is set to receive $29.5 million as it recorded an attack in Heaton Park last year where two other Jewish men were killed.UK plans to spend £250 million over three years to protect Jewish communitiesThe plan puts over 500 new officers across England and Wales, boosting security around schools, synagogues, and community centers, per the government pic.twitter.com/gEIayIdNtS— RT Intl (@RT_on_X) July 13, 2026 Seven other police areas; Hertfordshire, Essex, Sussex, Thames Valley, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, and Northumbria, are set to share a $57.6 million fund between them as they also contain a significant Jewish minority population.Finally, about $55 million will go to national police coordination to ensure that any potential hate crimes are stopped before they happen, this includes anti-Semitism training for all police officers in England and Wales; along with $79 million to counter-terrorism police.Keir Starmer stated that the funding would deliver "a step change in protection and policing so Jewish communities can live and celebrate their faith free from fear".
