Extract from Commons debate on Tax Avoidance and Evasion (Maiden speech) - Feb 25
Wednesday, 26 February 2020 08:57
Nicola Richards (West Bromwich East) (Con):...Back to the election.
Brexit was not the only issue raised with me on the doorstep. I was
amazed, and in some ways reassured, by the number of constituents
who mentioned to me the rise in antisemitism in the UK. I have had
the immense pleasure of working with organisations such as
the Jewish Leadership Council and the Holocaust
Educational Trust. The work that Karen Pollock MBE and the team at
HET do day in, day out is nothing short of...Request free trial
(West Bromwich East)
(Con):...Back to the election. Brexit was not the only issue raised
with me on the doorstep. I was amazed, and in some ways reassured,
by the number of constituents who mentioned to me the rise in
antisemitism in the UK. I have had the immense pleasure of working
with organisations such as the Jewish Leadership
Council and the Holocaust Educational
Trust. The work that Karen Pollock MBE and the team at HET do day
in, day out is nothing short of inspirational. Holocaust survivors
regularly recite the darkest days of their lives in order to ensure
that the next generation become witnesses to the truth. It is
astonishing that we still have to defend the fact that the
holocaust happened, but we do. It is a dark theory that we have to
tackle on the far left and the far right. Although sometimes the
scale of the task is overwhelming, we cannot and will not give in.
I have met holocaust survivors and I have seen the pain caused by
the rise in antisemitism. I am pleased that my constituents share
the view that leaders must lead on these issues. On that note, I
pay tribute to the first Member of Parliament I ever met: the
former member for Dudley North, , who
has been a true champion for the Jewish community in some of their
most difficult times.
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