The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced further funding to tackle hate crime and extremism in all its forms, as reports of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate continue to rise in London and across the UK.
Since the start of the year the Community Security Trust has recorded a 24 per cent increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in London*. Tell Mama has reported sharp increases in anti Muslim hate in the capital, with more incidents in the first six months of 2026 than in all of 2023** and the British Muslim Trust reported nine separate mosque attacks in London in the last 12 months***.
The Mayor is investing a further £875,000 in the latest round of his Shared Endeavour Fund to support grassroots groups across London’s 32 boroughs to deliver workshops and training in schools and the community. It means that since 2016, Sadiq has invested £17 million in initiatives to tackle hate crime – more than any other Mayor.
The fund backs organisations dedicated to preventing radicalisation and helping young people identify and challenge hateful and extremist content online, while protecting young Londoners vulnerable to extremism.
Earlier this year the UK national terrorism threat level was raised from ‘substantial’ to ‘severe’. The Shared Endeavour Fund will counter the narrative of those trying to tear communities apart and equip young people with the skills and knowledge to identify hate and prejudice and improve understanding amongst different community groups.
Following a number of high-profile antisemitic incidents including the stabbing of two men in Golders Green and an arson attack on Hatzola ambulances, and thanks to lobbying from the Mayor, the Met Police was given extra funding from Government to deliver a new Community Protection Team. The 300 officers combine neighbourhood policing and dedicated specialist Met protection teams to reassure and protect London’s Jewish communities.
However, the only long term solution to hate and extremism is prevention work and that is why the Mayor continues to lead from the front with record funding for grassroots organisations that counter hate, extremism and radicalisation in the capital. That’s why the fund will continue to work with organisations including Tech Against Terrorism and others to counter extremism, radicalisation and terrorism.
Since the Shared Endeavour Fund started in 2020 it has supported 138 projects across the capital and worked with over 220,000 participants. In the coming year the fund will work with a further 50,000 Londoners.
Successful organisations in Call 7 of the Shared Endeavour Fund include:
Stand UP! Education Against Discrimination – Deliver classroom workshops on antisemitism and Islamophobia, led jointly by Jewish and Muslim facilitators to promote understanding and challenge prejudice.
Thoughtful – Provide teacher training, helping educators equip young people with the skills to reject hate, intolerance and extremist ideologies.
Tech Against Terrorism – Run schools-based workshops equipping students to recognise online harms, misinformation, fake news and extremist content.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “There’s absolutely no place for hate crime in our capital and I’m committed to working with partners to help tackle this scourge.
“As the disgusting attacks on London’s Jewish and Muslim communities have shown and rising rates of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate in the capital, there is a small minority who continue to use the ongoing conflict in the Middle East to sow seeds of division. They will never prevail and Londoners will always be united against these malicious acts of hatred.
“Programmes like my Shared Endeavour Fund are strengthening London’s communities against extremism, safeguarding Londoners vulnerable to radicalisation, promoting mutual respect and giving people the tools to recognise and stand up to hate and intolerance, as we build a better and safer London for everyone.”
