Theresa May has pleaded with Jews not to leave Britain as she vowed to step up efforts to tackle anti-Semitism. The Home Secretary said she never thought she would see the day when Jews in the UK were frightened to stay here. Scotland Yard have promised extra patrols in Jewish areas in the wake of the gun attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris which left four people dead. Scroll down for video Home Secretary Theresa May said she never thought she would see the day when Jews in the UK were frightened to stay here Fanatical gunman Amedy Coulibaly murdered four shoppers before being killed by armed police in a siege in the quiet residential area of Vincennes in Paris.
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Home Secretary never thought she would see the day Jews wanted to flee
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She vows to redouble efforts to wipe out anti-Semitism in the UK
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Eric Pickles says Jewish community is part of what makes Britain tick
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Board of Deputies hails demonstration of the government's solidarity
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Scotland Yard have promised extra police patrols in Jewish areas
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It comes after gun attack on a Paris kosher supermarket killed four
Speaking at the same event, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said that he stood 'shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community, shoulder to shoulder with fellow @placeholder citizens' and described anti-Semitism as 'a cancer'.