Keir Starmer to chair emergency COBRA meeting after synagogue attack

Keir Starmer is to leave a European meeting in Denmark early to chair an emergency Cobra meeting after an attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

In a post on X, the Prime minister said: "I’m appalled by the attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall. The fact that this has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, makes it all the more horrific.

"My thoughts are with the loved ones of all those affected, and my thanks go to the emergency services and all the first responders."

The PM has cut short his trip at the European Political Community (EPC) gathering in Copenhagen after four people were injured after a car was driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed outside a synagogue.

A man - who is believed to be the offender - was shot by firearms officers after Greater Manchester Police was called to an incident in Middleton Road, Crumpsall, on Thursday.

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