Nearly half of people in the UK have antisemitic views, according to a poll.

Forty-five per cent of those questioned agreed with at least one of six antisemitic tropes that was put to them by a team from YouGov and King’s College London.

These included the idea that Jews control the media, “chase money”, or “talk about the Holocaust just to further their political agenda”. 

Twelve per cent of those polled agreed with four or more of the statements, according to the research, commissioned annually by the Campaign Against Antisemitism.

11 per cent of respondents stated they believe Jews have “too much power” in the media, and 8 per cent agreed “Jewish people talk about the Holocaust just to further their political agenda”.

Asked whether they felt "Israel can get away with anything because its supporters control the media” – 16 per cent of those questioned agreed.

Researchers gave 12 statements to participants in the survey who were asked to agree or disagree with them.

More than half (55%) of people did not agree with a single statement, with 45% agreeing with one or more.

The proportion of British adults holding antisemitic opinions has continued to drop over the years -  a trend which continued in the latest survey.

According to a parallel survey, only 20 per cent of British Jews say authorities are doing enough to address and punish antisemitism - with 78 per cent believing that politicians do not do enough to protect the UK’s Jewish community.