Jacobs, a former chief executive of the United Synagogue, which supports 56 Orthodox synagogues, said: “I am a very proud Zionist. So that you can put that at the top of the list.”

He elaborated on concerns he first outlined in a Daily Telegraph letter headlined “Jewish leader leaves country after ‘losing faith in Britain”.

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