Iain has signed the Holocaust memorial book as part of events to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The infamous concentration camp is one of the sites of the largest mass murder in history, where 6 million Jews and others classed as “undesirable” by the Nazis were murdered. Auschwitz was liberated on January 27th 1945.

The book has been placed in the House of Commons by the Holocaust Educational Trust to give MPs the opportunity to honour the memory of those persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust.

Iain said:

“I pay tribute to the Holocaust Education Trust for educating the younger generation on the dangers of allowing hatred and persecution to take hold in society. International Holocaust Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and is an important opportunity to remember the victims of both the Holocaust and of all genocides.

We must remember the lessons of the Holocaust and the years of hatred and persecution that preceded it. We should use this as an opportunity to renew our commitment to challenging all kinds of discrimination and prejudice, which sadly continues in our society to this day.”