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The Prime Minister heaped praise on emergency services responders who raced to the scene of Thursday's terrorist atrocity outside a Manchester synagogue - calling it an 'attack to inflict fear - attacking Jews because they are Jews'.

Sir Keir Starmer spoke as he visited Greater Manchester Police headquarters in Newton Heath on Friday.

The PM, accompanied by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, met police officers, firefighters and ambulance service staff - and hailed an 'exemplary response' to the atrocity.

Sir Keir said: "This was a dreadful attack - a terrorist attack to inflict fear. Attacking Jews because they are Jews. It is really important today that the whole country comes together, people of all faiths and no faiths, to stand in support and solidarity for our Je

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