Overview

• Lord John Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, will lead the targeted review of how the NHS handles cases described by the prime minister as going unaddressed.
• Ministers signalled further steps, with updated mandatory antisemitism and anti‑racism training for 1.5 million NHS staff reported as expected, a review of uniform guidance, and requests for healthcare bodies to adopt the IHRA definition.
• Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said protest legislation is under review and that additional police protection is being provided outside synagogues and other locations.
• The announcements followed the 2 October terrorist attack at Manchester's Heaton Park synagogue and new Home Office figures showing antisemitic hate crime near record levels.
• Starmer criticised universities for slow responses to incidents, highlighting Oxford after a student was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred and was suspended, as community groups such as the CST and Board of Deputies welcomed the government engagement.