England grants £117 million to protect Muslims and £70 million to protect Jews against hate crimes

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The UK government has announced a grant of £117 million to help protect mosques, Muslim schools and community centres from hate attacks, and a £70 million package for Jewish buildings and groups.

Religion Media Center reports the British Home Secretary, James Cleverly, said the money will go on security measures such as CCTV cameras, alarms and fencing.

According to media reports the England government has made it clear it expects the police to fully investigate all hate crimes and work with the Crown Prosecution Service to bring perpetrators to justice. Mr Cleverly is quoted saying that anti-Muslim hatred “has absolutely no place in our society. We will not let events in the Middle East be used as an excuse to justify abuse against British Muslims”.