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    Prime Minister calls on police chief to rebuild trust among Jewish community

    by Pa Reporters Apr 22, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Britain’s biggest police force needs to rebuild the trust of the Jewish community after an antisemitism campaigner was threatened with arrest at a pro-Palestine demonstration, the Prime Minister has said.

    Rishi Sunak told journalists that he shared public shock and anger over exchanges between Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), and officers policing the protest in central London on April 13.

    But he said he has confidence in the head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir , if the commissioner works to rebuild the confidence and trust of the Jewish community and the wider public.

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