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Theresa May pledges extra police patrols to counter antisemitism threat, Britain must redouble its efforts to “wipe out antisemitism”, the home secretary, Theresa May has said at a service held to commemorate the Jewish victims of the terror attacks in France.

May pledged more police patrols in key Jewish areas – including synagogues and schools – after senior counter-terror officers warned of a “heightened concern” about the risk to the Jewish community.

She added: “The dreadful events in Paris are a reminder of the serious terrorist threat that we face.

“The attack on a Jewish supermarket, where four people were killed, is a chilling reminder of antisemitism, not just in France but the recent antisemitic prejudice that we sadly have seen in this country.

“I know that many Jewish people in this country are feeling vulnerable and fearful and you’re saying that you’re anxious for your families, for your children and yourselves.

“I never thought I would see the day when members of the Jewish community in the United Kingdom would say they were fearful of remaining here in the United Kingdom.

“And that means we must all redouble our efforts to wipe out antisemitism here in the United Kingdom.”

May’s pledge came two days after Britain’s top counter-terror officer, Mark Rowley, warned about increased antisemitism across the globe and heightened concern about possible attacks on the Jewish community in Britain.