Overview
- Keir Starmer, speaking Thursday at Kenton United Synagogue that was hit by an arson attempt, said a bill to allow proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps will be introduced in a few weeks at the start of the new parliamentary session.
- The Home Office confirmed it is drafting “proscription-like powers” that would let the UK act against malign activity tied to a foreign state, which marks a shift from rules built to target non‑state terror groups.
- Police have made multiple arrests in the London attacks, and a 17-year-old pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life in the Kenton case, as Jewish residents stay on high alert.
- An online group calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia claimed responsibility for several incidents, though its links to Iran are unproven, and Starmer said he is increasingly concerned about states using proxy actors in the UK.
- Allies including the EU, the United States, Canada, Australia, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia already restrict or ban the IRGC, adding pressure on Britain as the next session, expected to open after the King’s Speech on May 13, sets the timetable for debate.