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| Party leaders condemn attack on Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur | Party leaders condemn attack on Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur |
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| Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey and Nigel Farage express sympathy for victims and condemn attacker | Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey and Nigel Farage express sympathy for victims and condemn attacker |
| Manchester synagogue stabbing – latest updates | Manchester synagogue stabbing – latest updates |
| The leaders of the UK’s major parties have condemned the Manchester attack, even as details about its nature and the attacker remained unclear. | |
| Keir Starmer interrupted a trip to Copenhagen on Thursday where he was meeting other European leaders at the European Political Community to fly back to the UK to chair a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee. | |
| As he prepared to board his plane in Denmark, the prime minister said: “I’m appalled by the attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall. | As he prepared to board his plane in Denmark, the prime minister said: “I’m appalled by the attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall. |
| “The fact that this has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, makes it all the more horrific. My thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services and all the first responders. | “The fact that this has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, makes it all the more horrific. My thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services and all the first responders. |
| “I am on my way back to London. When I arrive, I will chair an emergency Cobra meeting. I’m already able to say that additional police assets are being deployed to synagogues across the country and we will do everything to keep our Jewish community safe. | “I am on my way back to London. When I arrive, I will chair an emergency Cobra meeting. I’m already able to say that additional police assets are being deployed to synagogues across the country and we will do everything to keep our Jewish community safe. |
| “I’ve spoken to Mark Gardner of the CST [Community Security Trust], and Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester. I want to thank the emergency services for the speed of their response.” | “I’ve spoken to Mark Gardner of the CST [Community Security Trust], and Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester. I want to thank the emergency services for the speed of their response.” |
| Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, and Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, all tweeted similar messages expressing sympathy for the victims and condemnation of the attacker. | Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrat leader, and Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, all tweeted similar messages expressing sympathy for the victims and condemnation of the attacker. |
| “This was a vile and disgusting attack on a synagogue in Manchester,” Badenoch posted. “On Yom Kippur – the holiest day of the Jewish year – families gathered in prayer were targets for violence. My heart goes out to all those hurt and affected. I know many in our Jewish community will feel shaken. They deserve to know they are not alone. | “This was a vile and disgusting attack on a synagogue in Manchester,” Badenoch posted. “On Yom Kippur – the holiest day of the Jewish year – families gathered in prayer were targets for violence. My heart goes out to all those hurt and affected. I know many in our Jewish community will feel shaken. They deserve to know they are not alone. |
| Davey said: “Horrified and appalled by the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. My thoughts are with the victims, our brave emergency services and the entire Jewish community.” | Davey said: “Horrified and appalled by the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. My thoughts are with the victims, our brave emergency services and the entire Jewish community.” |
| Farage wrote: “I am horrified by the attack at a synagogue in Manchester today, particularly on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those affected and the Jewish community who will be suffering at this time, and my thanks go to the emergency services.” | Farage wrote: “I am horrified by the attack at a synagogue in Manchester today, particularly on Yom Kippur – the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those affected and the Jewish community who will be suffering at this time, and my thanks go to the emergency services.” |
| The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, who is Jewish and grew up near where the attack happened, said: “This horrific attack feels deeply personal for me as I grew up in the Jewish community in Manchester. My heart goes out to all those impacted by this dreadful act of terror. It is a sad reflection of the growing antisemitism we’ve witnessed for several years, as well as rising hate crime. It emphasises the importance of interfaith work; of bringing people together in our communities.” | |
| Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, gave much of the operational information about the status of the attack. “It is believed that the offender is deceased, although it’s not confirmed,” he told the BBC on Thursday morning. | Andy Burnham, the mayor of Manchester, gave much of the operational information about the status of the attack. “It is believed that the offender is deceased, although it’s not confirmed,” he told the BBC on Thursday morning. |
| “A degree of reassurance can be given that it’s not a developing, an ongoing, incident. It would appear that it is contained, although, obviously, the scene is very much an active scene.” | “A degree of reassurance can be given that it’s not a developing, an ongoing, incident. It would appear that it is contained, although, obviously, the scene is very much an active scene.” |