Sarah Sackman
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If you want to understand the actual threat that Jews face, just turn on the news today.
When I say that an attack on Britain's Jews is an attack on Britain itself, I mean it.
She understands just how serious...
The situation is she was right on top of the detail about to take briefings from the Met Police.
She understands just how serious this is, that an attack on Britain's Jews is an attack on Britain itself.
She has always been somebody who's been a champion of community cohesion and understanding that our togetherness as a country and not just as a community depends on unity.
the ability not just of communities to feel empowered to go about their daily lives, but of state institutions, of civil society to stand with them.
And what I heard from her was a commitment to look at security arrangements.
But she also said to me very clearly, the Jewish community, and she's right about this, doesn't want to live behind higher and higher walls.
She understands, as I think the prime minister understands and the government understands, that it is essential that we get to grips with this problem and identify
what is driving at this hate.
We also spoke about the importance of prescribing the IRGC, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Whilst that's not necessarily linked to the incident we've heard about today, it is a vital step and I was pleased to see the Prime Minister commit to it.
It's too soon to say about the incident today, but I think there is certainly activity that is backed by the malign regime in Iran.
We've seen groups claim credit linked to Iran.
We know that there are suspects who have been investigated and charged for surveillance of Jewish targets in London.
So I've got no doubt that this is part of the problem.
It's not the sole part of the problem.
We've seen
And regrettably, that anti-Semitism, whether it's rooted in Islamist extremism or from other sources, I'm afraid there is nothing new.