Eleanor Laing ‘Speaks Out’ against prejudice by signing Holocaust Memorial Day Book of Commitment

Epping Forest MP Eleanor Laing has signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust.

Friday, January 27 will mark the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the site of the largest mass murder in history – and in the weeks running up to the day, the Holocaust Educational Trust placed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons giving MPs the chance to honour those who were persecuted and killed during the Holocaust and encouraging constituents to actively speak out against prejudice and bigotry today.

In signing the Book of Commitment, Mrs Laing paid tribute to the extraordinary men and women who having survived the Holocaust, work to educate young people about what they endured, through the Holocaust Education Trust’s Outreach programme.

Mrs Laing said: "Holocaust Memorial Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau – and is an important opportunity to remember the victims of genocide. I encourage everyone to mark the day and to commit to ‘speaking up and speaking out’ against prejudice today.”