British Jews are more isolated, ostracised and insecure than before, the government's antisemitism adviser warned at the Lancaster House conference

Hundreds of delegates drawn from politics, healthcare, education, the arts and sport came together at Lancaster House on Tuesday for a landmark antisemitism conference, at which three Secretaries of State were present at various points during the day. Lord Mann, the government's independent adviser on antisemitism, said Jewish communities deserve to live, work and socialise without harassment — and that ministers had sought out invitations rather than waiting to be asked. The event was described as both a significant achievement and an admission that something has gone badly wrong, with British Jews having built entirely new networks to combat bigotry out of necessity rather than choice.

Major recent inquiries into antisemitism within the NHS and in education have thrown into sharp relief what British Jews routinely face in their daily lives, the conference heard.

Jewish staff groups now operate across NHS Trusts, and Jewish supporters' groups have been established at a wide variety of sports clubs, with many of them represented at Lancaster House.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews used the conference to launch a new edition of its Employer's Guide to Jews and Judaism.