Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 5:53 pm ar 19 Chwefror 2024.
Matthew Offord
Ceidwadwyr, Hendon
5:53,
19 Chwefror 2024
I pay tribute to the Community Security Trust, which is based in the Hendon Constituency, for the work it does—not only the full-time staff, but the volunteers. Sadly, the number of offences we have seen does not surprise me. The continued protests on the streets of London are simply normalising antisemitism in the United Kingdom, but what bothers me the most are offences on university campuses; and more and more of my constituents are telling me that their children will not be going to university as a result. Some 245 universities have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, but others continue to refuse to do so. Does the Minister agree that there is no logical reason why any vice-Chancellor would not do so?
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