Posted on January 27, 2017
The Mayor of Newham said: “During World War II, this city and this country came to the aid of thousands of Jewish children escaping Nazism through the Kindertransport, but it is absolutely undeniable that the British Government did too little to prevent and alleviate suffering during the Holocaust.” Sir Robin Wales said that Newham “absolutely stands ready to do our bit and to do our share” with the current refugee crisis from Syria.