Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper spoke passionately about the importance of Shoah education, particularly in light of rising antisemitism in Europe, at a Holocaust Educational Trust event in Westminster.

Introducing the HET's annual Lord Merlyn-Rees memorial lecture, she said that in the words of the trust, "when we understand where prejudice leads, we can stop it in its tracks. And we must do so again in each generation, so we never let those shadows fall again."

The Paris attacks had been a tragic reminder of what prejudice could lead to.

"There are many differences between France and Britain in the number and nature of antisemitic attacks and incidents. But we still need to do much more in Britain to challenge this ancient prejudice."

Her comments were echoed by the lecturer, renowned American historian Professor Christopher Browning, who focused largely on his Shoah analysis in two books - Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and The Final Solution in Poland.