By Kate Holton

LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to do everything in his power to defeat antisemitism and protect Britain’s Jews after the killing of two people at a synagogue in northern England.

Starmer returned early from a European summit in Copenhagen after the attack in Manchester, which spread fear through a community already reeling from a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents.

He described the attacker as a “vile individual” who was motivated by the desire to attack Jews “because they are Jews”.

“To every Jewish person in this country, I want to say this, I know how much fear you will be holding inside of you. I really do,” he said.

“And so on behalf of our country, I express my solidarity, but also my sadness that you still have to live with these fears. N

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