Over 170 Peers and MPs have signed a letter in support of the proposal to build a Holocaust memorial outside Parliament, saying it will “stand as a testimony” to fighting hatred.
Politicians – including Conservatives Dominic Raab, Nicky Morgan and Robert Halfon, as well as Labour’s Emily Thornberry, Yvette Cooper, Barry Gardiner and Lord Dubs, wrote to Westminster Council Planning Committee backing the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, which is to be built in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.
Their support comes after the Royal Parks, which looks after the gardens, criticised the planning application for the £100m project, which is being considered by Westminster Council
Written by the co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Holocaust Memorial, MPs Ian Austin and Bob Blackman, the letter urges the council’s planning committee to back the application.
