Antisemitism will rise if Jeremy Corbyn becomes PM, warns Gerald Ronson

“The modern CST is something I created”, Mr Ronson went on to say in the interview with J-TV, the Jewish YouTube channel. 

“I’ve been involved in fighting antisemitism for over 50 years. The enemy has changed, the enemy is more sophisticated.

“It’s a much more complicated issue. When we look at the left, they were our friends 20 or 30 years ago in the fight against fascism. Now, of course, they’re anti-Zionist, anti-Israel.

“You’ve got the right, which has always been there – and although their focus is most probably at Muslims, black people etc, the Jew is always there in the scenario.”

The tycoon, who is chief executive of Heron International plc and chairman of the Gerald Ronson Family Foundation, also called on wealthy people to be more philanthropic.

“I believe that if we are blessed in life, that if the good Lord blesses us with the ability to make money, we have a responsibility to put it back into our society”, he said.

He added that he had both raised and given away “tens and tens of millions [of pounds]… predominantly covering the areas of welfare and education”.

Mr Corbyn’s office has been contacted for comment.