Keir Starmer addressed the recent Golder’s Green terror attack and economic instability, giving a long answer on how Britain gets out of these tricky times
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has picked up his executive quill and given a 2,094-word defence of why “Britain is worth fighting for”.
That’s right – just like your ex, and everyone else in 2026, Keir Starmer has a substack. It was news to us, too. Rest assured, there are better things to do on a Bank Holiday Sunday than read every word our PM has said – so let us summarise for you.
(If you really want to read the whole thing, feel free.) In the piece snappily entitled ‘Facing the Challenges of the Moment’, Starmer claimed this current moment is one of those “moments of history that shape our future for generations.”
Mentioning the recent Golder’s Green terror attack, the PM admitted many of the people in the UK might not feel very safe. “Antisemitism is a threat to our whole country,” he wrote. “That is why we have moved immediately to strengthen policing and security funding.”
He added: “I want a Britain where no one has to hide their identity. Where people can walk down the street without fear.
“That is the Britain I believe in. And it is a Britain worth fighting for…. This is a time for patriots.”
Starmer later promised to “roll out a new agenda of radical reform to reshape our nation and deliver the renewal and resilience we need.”
It’s the latest episode in Starmer addressing the wave of backlash from the grim Golder’s Green terror attacks of last week.
When questioned on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme earlier this week about whether he wanted tougher policing on language used during marches, Sir Keir Starmer said: “I think certainly the first, and I think there are instances for the latter.”
The PM added he would defend people’s right to protest , but expressed concerns about the “cumulative” effect of repeated marches on the Jewish community.
The government commissioned a review of public order and hate crime legislation last year, after two Jewish people were killed in an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester.