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Khan says yes to plan to honour Shoah hero

March 23, 2016 11:46
The Kindertransport statue at Liverpool Street Station. Activists want a London street named after Holocaust rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton

ByNaomi Firsht, Naomi Firsht

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Labour's candidate for London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has said he would lead efforts to name a street after Holocaust hero Sir Nicholas Winton if elected to City Hall.

Mr Khan said that it was "right and fitting" that Sir Nicholas should be commemorated in the city where he was born.

He said: "Sir Nicholas Winton was a hero. He saved hundreds of Jewish and other children in the Czech Kindertransport, helping many of them to find homes and new lives in Britain.

"If elected mayor, I will lead efforts to find a suitable street or public space to name in his honour."