With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the terrorist attack on the 2nd of October, and the action this government is taking in response.

May I start by calling this attack what it was:

An evil act of antisemitic terrorism, that targeted innocent worshippers on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. And that was carried out by a terrorist pledging his allegiance to the warped ideology of Islamism.

Let me pay tribute to the two men who were killed that day: Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.

Their bravery saved countless lives.

On behalf of the whole House, I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to their families and friends. May their memory be a blessing.

A further three men were seriously injured in the attack. I know all our thoughts are with them.

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