The British government has announced a £250 million package to bolster police protection for Jewish communities following a rise in antisemitic attacks.
The three-year funding will pay for more than 500 additional police officers in areas with significant Jewish populations, including 300 officers in London. It supports increased patrols outside synagogues and Jewish schools, and the deployment of plain-clothes officers.
Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the move a coordinated effort to stamp out antisemitism. "Tackling it has been central to my leadership from day one," he stated, adding the funding delivers a "step-change in protection."
The package also funds educational initiatives to tackle hate crime. Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes noted Jewish communities face an "exceptional threat" from rising hate crime and hostile state interference.
This follows recent attacks, including the stabbings of two Jewish men in North London's Golders Green in late April, which police called a terrorist attack. That incident led Downing Street to raise the UK terror threat level to severe. In October 2025, two people were killed in a synagogue attack in Manchester.
The government allocated £59 million of the total to counter-terrorism policing. The Metropolitan Police has also established a dedicated unit to protect Jewish communities.