"Told by leading Government politicians that they pose an "existential threat" to the West's way of life, that they are part of a "hurricane" of mass migration, that MPs feel "besieged by asylum seekers", and that asylum seekers are "invading" Britain. We should reflect on what we say and what we do today before we exercise any moral entitlement to condemn the atrocities of the past. The language we use today matters."
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Extracts from a speech delivered during the House of Commons annual debate near Holocaust Memorial Day, which in the UK is held on 27 January. Much Of Margaret Hodge's speech was dedicated to the experience of her Jewish grandfather, a 66-year old refugee from Vienna who was interned. She commented: "the German Jews found themselves housed with German Nazis".
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Margaret Hodge
Margaret Eve Hodge, Baroness Hodge of Barking DBE PC (née Oppenheimer, formerly Watson; born 8 September 1944) is a British politician and life peer who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barking from a by-election in 1994 until the 2024 United Kingdom general election. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as Leader of Islington Borough Council, London from 1982 to 1992. She has held a number of ministerial roles and served as Chair of
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