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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson urged universities to protect Jewish students amid what she called an unacceptable rise in campus antisemitism, announcing government-funded training and letters to vice-chancellors. The Union of Jewish Students will deliver 600 sessions for university staff, alongside £4m for projects countering online misinformation and promoting interfaith understanding, and £2m for Holocaust education in England. Her appeal followed Gaza-related protests that continued despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s warnings, and a CST report citing a 117% rise in campus incidents. Conservative shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said the Labour government should be “gripping” antisemitism.

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