UK to fast-track law against malign state actors after terror attack

London, April 30: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said the government will fast-track a new law to target “malign state actors” as he chaired a security meeting in the wake of an “anti-semitic terrorist attack” in London.
His intervention came as it emerged that the 45-year-old Somalia-born suspect, in custody over the stabbing of two Jewish men at Golders Green on Wednesday, had been referred to the UK’s counter-terrorism programme for extremist views.
The Home Office said he had arrived in the UK as a child migrant before acquiring British citizenship and the police noted a history of “serious violence and mental health issues”.
“There is no getting away from the fact that this was not a one-off,” Starmer said in an opening address during a criminal justice-focused meeting at 10 Downing Street.
“This has been a series of attacks on our Jewish community, particularly in recent weeks. And there is a very deep sense of anxiety, of concern about security, about safety, about identity, frankly,” the British prime minister added. (AP)