University leaders must take ‘personal’ care to protect Jewish students, Sunak says

The president of the Union of Jewish Students says there has been an “unprecedented rise in campus antisemitism”. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

University leaders should take “personal responsibility” for protecting Jewish students on campus, Rishi Sunak said to vice-chancellors during an antisemitism roundtable hosted at Downing Street.

Sunak told the meeting of 17 higher education institutions from England and Scotland, along with Jewish student and community groups, that it was imperative for universities to “remain bastions of tolerance, where debate takes place with respect for others and where every student feels safe”.