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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Hamish Morrison

Holocaust survivor praised for bravery in standing up to Home Secretary

A HOLOCAUST survivor has been praised for her “courage” after confronting Suella Braverman on using the “language of hate” in speaking about refugees.

Joan Salter, whose family fled the Nazis after her birth in 1940, challenged the Home Secretary over her previous use of “dehumanising” language in reference to refugees and asylum seekers.

The Home Office took the unusual step of issuing a public statement about the incident on social media, confirming it had asked the human rights charity which originally shared it to remove the video.

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