Jewish nerves jangling as poll puts Labour five points behind Tories

Nerves are jangling among Britain’s Jews as a Savanta ComRes survey put the Conservative lead at just five points, an apparent switch in momentum which could lead to a hung Parliament and Jeremy Corbyn forming a government.

Barrister Jeremy Brier tweeted: “Tonight I put my 3 Jewish children to bed, knowing that tomorrow this amazing country could elect an antisemitic PM, the leader of an institutionally antisemitic party.

“It’s the worst I’ve ever felt about an Election in my lifetime. Whatever you do tomorrow: #NeverCorbyn.”

Writer Jamie Susskind wrote: “Like a lot of British Jews, I feel only anxiety about what happens today.”