Nigel Farage has accused Keir Starmer of 'emboldening' hate marchers after recognising Palestine as a state. The Reform UK leader today condemned pro-Palestinian 'hate marches' and accused activists of 'celebrating' the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack. The Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood criticised pro-Palestine activists who went ahead with a protest last night despite the atrocity in Manchester. In Manchester, just four miles away from the Heaton Park Synagogue tragedy, hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters marched on Manchester Piccadilly Station. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, who was shot dead minutes after he targeted Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester yesterday.