Keir Starmer has condemned an Israeli minister’s decision to invite Tommy Robinson to his country in the wake of the terrorist attack on a Manchester synagogue.

Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister of diaspora and combating antisemitism, revealed on Friday that he had asked the “British patriot” – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – to visit the country in mid-October.

He said: “Tommy is a courageous leader on the front line against radical Islam.

“At a time when Jews across Europe face rising antisemitism, it is vital to strengthen bonds with allies who refuse to be silent.”

The decision has already been condemned by UK Jewish groups including the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council.

In a joint-statement with other Jewish leaders, they said: “

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