Nazi jibe has no place in our politics

• WE are fast approaching Holocaust Memorial Day, a day to remember all the victims of the Holocaust, genocides and hate crimes so I was saddened to learn of Liberal Democrat councillor Nick Russell’s appalling outburst against the Hampstead & Kilburn parliamentary candidate Chris Philp at a recent council meeting.
His remark that Chris Philp reminded him of a Nazi stormtrooper is deeply offensive, especially as Chris has been working closely with myself and my dear friend Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and step-sister of Anne Frank, on our mission to unite all decent people to stand up against extreme hate, prejudice and discrimination.
The Nazis were responsible for the biggest act of inhumanity in history and for Cllr Russell to imply that Cllr Philp looked like a Nazi because he has blond hair and blue eyes, even if it was meant as a joke, was deeply offensive, not only to Chris, but to all those who suffered at the hands of the most evil regime in history. Such comments or tactics have no place in politics.
NIC CAREEM
Director
And Then They Came For Me Kentish Town, NW5