Antisemitic Attacks

Kim Johnson Excerpts

Monday 20th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Dan Jarvis]

This Government will take swift action. That is precisely why the Home Secretary commissioned Lord Macdonald to look at the issues that the hon. Member has raised. She will have heard the responses I have given about proscription.

[Kim Johnson (Liverpool Riverside) (Lab)]

Every community should feel safe. Does the Minister agree that we must condemn racism in all its forms—antisemitism, attacks on mosques, the abuse and intimidation directed at other minority ethnic communities, and attacks on asylum hotels by far-right terrorists? The Government’s approach appears inconsistent. Take the handling of visas for divisive far-right figures, such as Valentina Gomez. Her entry has now been blocked, but why was her visa approved in the first place, given the clear risk that she posed to the safety and cohesion of our—

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)]

Order. These questions are too long. Minister.

[Kim Johnson]

I will finish off by saying—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. Sit down please.

[Kim Johnson]

Does the Minister agree that all—

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Order. The hon. Member will respect the Chair. I call the Minister.