Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, said that some colleges had refused to adopt an internationally recognised definition of antisemitism

Universities and councils that refuse to adopt an internationally recognised definition of antisemitism are to be named and face having their funding cut.

Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, will reveal today that some colleges and local authorities are refusing to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, which is regarded by campaigners as an essential tool in rooting out anti-Jewish racism.

Mr Jenrick — who is married to Michal Berkner, whose grandparents survived a concentration camp — will call for more action as he announces funding to help universities to educate students about the Holocaust.

A £500,000 fund will pay for 150 student leaders a year to hear from survivors and visit the former camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. They will pass on their experiences in