Left-wingers are playing a dangerous game by throwing their lot in with Islamists, Tony Blair has claimed. The former Labour Prime Minister was commenting on the arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a north London-based charity last week and its aftermath.

Sir Tony warned that some on the left were in effect legitimising antisemitism – and making Jews “fair game” – by endorsing a viewpoint antagonistic to Israel.

In an op ed penned for The Free Press, Sir Tony said the attack was not an isolated incident but part of a “pattern” of rising antisemitism across Britain and Europe. He pointed to more than 3,700 incidents recorded in the UK last year, alongside similar spikes in countries including France and Germany following the October 7 attacks on Israel.