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UK Unveils £250M Plan to Strengthen Protection for Jewish Communities
The package funds more than 500 extra officers, with £59 million for counter-terrorism police and £41 million for national coordination.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a £251m funding boost for police forces across England to protect Jewish communities following a rise in antisemitic attacks, describing the investment as a "step change in protection."
- Following the Heaton Park attack last year that killed two Jewish men, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, Greater Manchester Police will receive £22m to sustain increased policing presence, complementing a £25m emergency package announced in April.
- Recruiting about 300 officers, the Metropolitan Police will receive £86m to increase patrols near London schools and synagogues, while £41m supports national coordination and antisemitism training across England and Wales, with £59m dedicated to counter-terrorism police.
- Seven other police force areas, including Essex and West Yorkshire, will share £43m to bolster security for local Jewish populations, with a further £32.4m allocated for protective security measures at synagogues and community centres throughout 2026-27.
- Crime and Policing Minister Sarah Jones stated the record funding helps keep Jewish people in London safe, while Mark Gardner, chief executive of the Community Security Trust, said the support came "not a moment too soon.
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In response to increasing antisemitic attacks, the British government plans to allocate £250 million (more than €293 million) over the next three years for additional protection of the Jewish community. According to a statement released on Monday, this funding will, among other things, finance the deployment of more than 500 police officers to predominantly Jewish areas. Of these, 300 officers are to be stationed in [...]
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