Commission on Antisemitism in the media

The report of the Commission on Antisemitism has been widely reported across the media this week.

On Sunday, the findings of the Commission, co-chaired by the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism Lord Mann and former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, was the front page lead in the Sunday Telegraph. The two co-chairs also wrote an opinion piece in the paper about the shocking evidence they listened to which “stunned” them.

The co-chairs also appeared across television and radio to discuss the commission’s findings and its recommendations. Lord Mann spoke about the report on BBC News as did Board of Deputies President  Phil Rosenberg, while Penny Mordaunt spoke about the impact of antisemitism on Politics Hub with Sophie Ridge.

On radio, Lord Mann was interviewed by the Today Programme. You can listen by clicking below.

Meanwhile Penny Mordaunt spoke to Talk Radio.

There were also news reports about the Commission’s findings in the the Times, the BBC,  the Independent  itv.com , Sky News and LBC.

In the Jewish media,  Lord Mann and Penny Mordaunt wrote an opinion piece about the Commission in the Jewish Chronicle. The report was reported here by the Jewish Chronicle and here by the Jewish News.

See below for a selection of the other coverage of the report’s recommendations.

 

Will the new anti-Semitism report change anything?

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/will-the-new-anti-semitism-report-change-anything/

UK Jews’ wellbeing, way of life ‘increasingly challenged, undermined’ by antisemitism – report

https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-jewish-wellbeing-way-of-life-increasingly-challenged-and-undermined-report/

UK should recognize Judaism as ethnicity as well as religion, Board of Deputies says

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-861100

Report says antisemitism is stain on British society

https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/religion-news-16-july-2025/

UK should recognize Judaism as ethnicity as well as religion, Board of Deputies says

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-861100

Surge in Antisemitism Sparks Urgent Recommendations in NHS

https://theglobalherald.com/news/surge-in-antisemitism-sparks-urgent-recommendations-in-nhs/

Government-backed report finds antisemitism ‘increasingly normalized’ in the UK

https://worldisraelnews.com/government-backed-report-finds-antisemitism-is-increasingly-normalized-in-the-uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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