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UK Fast-Tracks Proxy Actor Law After London Synagogue Stabbings

5/1/2026

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The UK government will fast-track legislation treating proxy actors like foreign intelligence services after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the powers will be added to the National Security Act to prosecute proxy perpetrators.
Independent terrorism reviewer Jonathan Hall called the recent wave of attacks the biggest national security emergency since 2017.
Police are probing possible Iranian involvement after a recent synagogue arson.

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The UK government will fast-track legislation treating proxy actors like foreign intelligence services after two Jewish men were stabbed in north London.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the powers will be added to the National Security Act to prosecute proxy perpetrators.
Independent terrorism reviewer Jonathan Hall called the recent wave of attacks the biggest national security emergency since 2017.
Police are probing possible Iranian involvement after a recent synagogue arson.