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Sir Keir Starmer has called on the people of Britain to 'defeat rising antisemitism' in a statement issued to the media at 10 Downing Street following todays fatal attack at a synagogue in Manchester .

The Prime Minister, who flew back to the UK from Denmark on Thursday afternoon to chair an emergency Cobra meeting, said: "Britain is also a country where Jewish buildings, synagogues, even schools require round the clock protection, where dedicated specialist security is necessary because of the daily threat of antisemitic hatred.

"Today’s horrific incident shows why. And while this is not a new hate, this is something Jews have always lived with, we must be clear, it is a hatred that is rising once again, and Britain must defeat it once again."

"On behalf of the nati

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