(LBC) A former Labour home secretary has warned that Britain faces an “enormous and ongoing threat” from Islamic terrorism in a major new report.
Lord Blunkett, home secretary from 2001-2004, made the comments in the foreword of the Counter Extremism Group’s latest report that examines the threat that Islamist antisemitism presents to the UK’s national security.
He says that in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, there have been “really disturbing incidents of hatred against the Jewish people.”
Lord Blunkett adds: “Whilst it is legitimate for people of goodwill to be deeply concerned about the conduct of the government of Israel, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, in relation to the retaliation in Gaza, allowing any excuse for antisemitism would be unforgivable.”
