Amid series of attacks, Starmer vows to ‘bring forward’ legislation proscribing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to “bring forward” legislation blacklisting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as British police investigate potential Iranian involvement in a series of recent attacks targeting the Jewish community.

“I am increasingly concerned about a number of countries using proxies in our country to carry out attacks, and that’s why it’s very important that the connection between the police, counter terrorism, police, [Community Security Trust] and the community is strong and working,” Starmer tells the Jewish News.

“I’ve been getting regular briefings in relation to that, and I’m glad there’s been quite a number of arrests and charges more broadly.”

He adds that “in relation to malign state action proscription, but we do need to take further action, including measures on proscription that will require legislation. We intend to bring that forward. It is particularly important we do that.”

“Of course, we need to put in place the necessary changes in law in relation to protests, and root out the antisemitism we have found in schools and colleges, and even the NHS.

“But we will bring forward legislation and we are making sure the police and CST are working very closely because the use of proxies in this country is a real and growing concern.”

Starmer also hits out at Zack Polanski, head of the far-left Green Party, who, in comments about the recent attacks, questioned whether Jews in the United Kingdom have a “perception of unsafety or whether it’s actual unsafety.”

“I think it’s disgraceful, and to even suggest that this is a perception of the reality is to totally misunderstand antisemitism,” says Starmer.