In a message to a City Hall ceremony this morning to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that “no matter what is happening in the world, on Holocaust Memorial Day it is crucial we take the time to stop and listen to the accounts of Jewish survivors and refugees who witnessed unthinkable horrors during the Holocaust.

“Every year there are fewer people left alive to tell us what they endured during this dark period of history. That is why the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust and the Holocaust Educational Trust in our schools and communities remains so utterly vital.

“Today, as we take time to remember six million stolen Jewish lives, as well as the millions killed in genocides around the world, we, as Londoners, must reinforce our commitment to opposing hatred and intolerance in all their forms, wherever they appear.”