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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason

We are heartbroken after synagogue attack, says senior UK Jewish politician

Richard Hermer in Downing Street
Richard Hermer is the attorney general and a close ally of Keir Starmer in cabinet. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

One of UK’s most senior Jewish politicians has said he and the Jewish community are “heartbroken, frightened and angry” after the terror attack on a Manchester synagogue.

Richard Hermer, the attorney general and a close ally of Keir Starmer in cabinet, said tackling a rising tide of antisemitism would require police protection and political leaders calling it out wherever it was found.

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