Sir Keir Starmer has convened a meeting of criminal justice agencies in Downing Street after yesterday’s terror attack.
It includes members of the Crown Prosecution Service, his senior cabinet ministers and members of the judiciary.
He tells them it is important to come together “very quickly now to take the necessary action”.
The prime minister praises first responders to yesterday’s attack, and says they were “quite incredible”.
“There’s no getting away from the fact that this was not a one-off, this has been a series of attacks on our Jewish community, particularly in recent weeks, and there is a very deep sense of anxiety, of concern about safety, about identity,” he says.
“It’s really important that we are able collectively to demonstrate that the response will be swift and visible.”
He adds that the government “stand with and support our Jewish community”, but that the fight against antisemitism is a fight for everyone, not just Jewish people.
“It’s our fight as well. It’s the fight of everyone in this country, because it’s about what sort of a country that we want to live in,” he says.
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