Southbank Centre chair Misan Harriman to step down amid UK antisemitism scrutiny

Misan Harriman announced he will step down in autumn as chair of Britain's largest arts complex following months of criticism over inflammatory remarks, including a video comparing Reform UK's electoral rise to the pre-Holocaust period and his framing of the Golders Green stabbing attack. The Campaign Against Antisemitism welcomed his departure. The episode reflects intensifying scrutiny of UK cultural institutions following the Manchester synagogue terror attack and a broader wave of antisemitic violence in Britain.