Kemi Badenoch on the Manchester Synagogue attacks

Responding to the awful news that two innocent people had been killed in a terrorist attack at a Manchester Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is often regarded as the most holy day in the Jewish calendar, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: 

"The murders in Manchester shock us all. Jews murdered simply for being Jews. That should not be the UK of 2025. But it is.

On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews take time for introspection. To ask themselves - where have we gone wrong in the past, and what do we need to do to be better in the future.

These are questions we urgently need to ask ourselves as a nation.

Today’s murders raise new questions. And they will require new answers."

She also told the PA news agency:

"I’m absolutely horrified by these attacks. I think it’s a disgusting and vile act.

I cannot imagine how tough it must be for all the people affected. And my condolences go out to the families of the people who’ve lost their lives and those who are so seriously injured.

And one of my core beliefs is that we need to make sure that Britain is a safe country for Jewish people. Many people fled the Holocaust in Europe. They found sanctuary in the UK. We need to make sure that we continue to be a safe place for Jewish people.

And we what we have seen over the last few years, especially since October 7, is an increase in the climate of intimidation and fear, an increase in antisemitism."

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