Rishi Sunak accused of scaremongering over UK students’ Gaza protest camps

Academics call for government to avoid inflaming situation but Jewish students say they want to feel safe

Academics have called on the government to avoid “inflaming” the situation on British campuses, as students protest against the war in Gaza and their universities’ links to Israel.

Some senior staff accused Rishi Sunak of “scaremongering” by summoning vice-chancellors to Downing Street last Thursday to urge them to “take personal responsibility” for protecting Jewish students.