The gains by Nigel Farage's Reform U.K. underscored the fragmentation of Britain's two-party system, with Labour losing ground in former strongholds as some lawmakers warned poor results in Scotland and Wales could renew calls for Starmer to step down
Starmer convened the summit following the terror stabbing attacks in Golders Green last week, and a spate of arson and IED attacks on Jewish institutions in London over the last few months.
Moments after Starmer began speaking, counter-terrorism police confirmed they had launched an investigation into an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London. The incident was the latest in a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets since March
Starmer told the BBC that he would always defend freedom of expression and peaceful protest, but chants like "Globalize the Intifada" during demonstrations were "completely off limits.
Starmer said he was not denying 'legitimate views about the Middle East' and Gaza, but many people in the Jewish community had told him they were concerned about the nature of the marches
Starmer criticized pro-Palestinian marches, saying that though the U.K. protects freedom of speech, 'if you are marching with people wearing pictures of paragliders without calling it out, you are venerating the murder of Jews'
In a joint statement by Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Friedrich Merz, the three said they agreed to work with the United States and regional partners to "will take steps to defend our interests and those of our allies in the region'
Starmer wrote that he was 'delighted' with the release of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after his social media posts surfaced from over a decade ago, reportedly calling to kill Zionists and police and to burn down Downing Street
Starmer outlined four conditions that could lead the U.K. to reconsider, including a cease-fire and a pledge not to annex the West Bank. Britain follows France in taking similar action amid growing pressure over Gaza's hunger crisis. Israel called the move 'a reward for Hamas'
The UK Jewish groups said that they had emphasized to Starmer a need to keep the frequent anti-Israel demonstrations in the country away from synagogues and Jewish community sites.
Starmer addressed Smotrich's comments on starving Gaza civilians and Ben-Gvir's praise of settler violence, calling the remarks 'abhorrent' and saying, 'we are looking into that'
Starmer underscored Great Britain's commitment to recognizing Palestinian statehood in his conversation with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
'Even in these most terrible of circumstances, the two-state solution must be back on the table' said Starmer, while stressing that the impending Israeli offensive in Rafah 'cannot happen'