Dan Jarvis

Children & Teens

Prevent scheme needs to ‘rapidly’ adapt to online world, review finds after failures in Southport case Lord Anderson KC was appointed as the new independent commissioner for Prevent in January and the long-awaited report into the scheme was published on Wednesday, outlining 10 recommendations to improve the anti-extremism programme.

July 16, 2025   

(Sky News) The Prevent scheme needs to “rapidly” adapt to the online world “where so much radicalisation takes place,” an independent review has found. The anti-extremism programme has been under increased scrutiny after two recent terror incidents involving Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana […]

Academics & Education

Leeds student group reported to police after calling for ‘armed resistance’ Exclusive: Group called leedsstudents4palestine urges ‘global siege’ and praises ‘heroic resistance’ against 'Zionist genocidal project'

May 9, 2025   

(Jewish News) A hardline student group in Leeds has openly backed “armed resistance” and urged supporters to lay siege to offices linked to what it calls the “Zionist genocidal project.” In a shocking Instagram post still live at time of writing, leedsstudents4palestine […]

Government & Politics

Iran denies involvement in alleged terror plot against Israel’s UK embassy Five Iranian nationals were arrested on Saturday over a suspected plan to attack 'a specific premises.'

May 8, 2025   

(Euronews) Iran has denied any involvement in an alleged terror plot against Israel’s embassy in London, following the arrest of five Iranian nationals on Saturday. Four of the men who were arrested in counter-terrorism raids across England over the weekend are still […]

Government & Politics

Government working tirelessly to ensure safety of UK Jews, says minister after Iranian arrests Jewish News understands there have been security fears recently for Iranian dissidents in this country who have expressed opposition to the regime in Tehran and support for Israel

May 7, 2025   

(Jewish News) Home Office minister Dan Jarvis has given a “categorical assurance” that the government will work “tirelessly” with the Community Security Trust and other communal organisations to ensure the safety of Britain’s Jews. Jarvis made the pledge after giving an update […]

Government & Politics

Terror arrests came in context of raised warnings about Iran, with ongoing chaos in its own backyard Eight men — including seven Iranians — have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected terrorism investigations. All are in police custody.

May 4, 2025   

(Sky News) These are two separate and unrelated investigations by counter-terror officers. But the common thread is nationality — seven out of the eight people arrested are Iranian. And that comes in the context of increased warnings from government and the security […]

Clerics & Preachers

Minister addresses concerns over government engagement with those accused of extremism Tory MP Nick Timothy raised concerns about Communities Minister Jim McMahon's decision to attend an iftar event organised by the European Islamic Centre

March 31, 2025   

(Jewish News) A senior minister has addressed concerns over government engagement with individuals and groups accused of links with Islamist extremism. Security Minister Dan Jarvis told MPs on Monday that the Labour government takes tackling extremism “incredibly seriously” but added it would not […]

Clerics & Preachers

Labour MP leads calls for anti-Israel hate preacher to be banned from UK visit Preacher Mohamed Hoblos is scheduled to be speaking at a new mosque in Middlesbrough on February 23

February 12, 2025   

(Jewish News) The government “will look carefully” into calls from MPs and community leaders to prevent an extremist preacher who has expressed support for Hamas from appearing at a new mosque in Middlesbrough. MP Luke Myer told the Commons he is “very concerned” […]

Government & Politics

Islamist extremism ‘the foremost threat we face,’ security minister tells MPs Dan Jarvis was outlining the findings of a Prevent learning review which looked at the late MP Sir David Amess’s killer Ali Harbi Ali

February 12, 2025   

(Jewish News) Home Office minister Dan Jarvis has suggested the anti-terror Prevent programme has been underestimating the threat posed by Islamist extremism. Dan Jarvis told the Commons that Islamist referrals into [the] Prevent programme increased by 17 per cent last year. But […]

Government & Politics

Killer of MP Sir David Amess was ‘exited’ from Prevent ‘too quickly,’ review finds Ali Harbi Ali stabbed the veteran Tory MP to death five years after he was released from the Prevent programme following one meeting at a McDonald's to deal with his interpretation of what is forbidden under Islamic law.

February 12, 2025   

(Sky News) The man who killed Conservative MP Sir David Amess was released from the Prevent anti-terror programme “too quickly,” a review has found. Sir David was stabbed to death by Islamic State (ISIS) supporter Ali Harbi Ali during a constituency surgery […]

Crime

Home Office discussing possible Palestine Action ban Exclusive: By their own admission the pro-Palestine group is facing criminal action against '16 political prisoners in Britain, 11 of which have not yet faced trial'

November 6, 2024   

(Jewish News) Discussions are taking place within the Home Office over the possible steps to proscribe the Palestine Action protest group, while police chiefs vowed to use the “full force of the law” to pursue activists responsible for criminal incidents last weekend. […]