Overview

• Faith and communities minister Miatta Fahnbulleh said Neville was right to call out people trying to stoke tension, stressing most Britons reject hate.
• Neville said Britain is being turned against itself by “angry, middle‑aged white men,” criticised mass Union and St George’s flag displays, and removed a flag from one of his Manchester sites.
• Online campaigns urged Sky Sports subscribers to cancel over Neville’s video, with critics accusing him of politicising tragedy and stereotyping ordinary Britons.
• The surge in flag‑waving has been linked by reporters to the Operation Raise the Colours campaign, which has support from divisive far‑right figures, though not all flag‑raisers align with those groups.
• Greater Manchester Police identified the attacker as Jihad Al‑Shamie, who was shot dead at the scene after killing two worshippers on Yom Kippur; related arrests and enhanced patrols around Jewish sites were reported.