The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has vowed to ensure that “Britain remains a country that Jewish people are proud to call home, today, tomorrow and for every generation to come.”

Speaking at the Community Security Trust’s Business Lunch 2021 event in London on Monday, she threw her weight behind efforts to protect the Jewish community.

She said: “I for one will not stand by and I will not turn a blind eye to the threats that the community faces.