Holocaust memorial plans pose ‘serious intrusion’ to historic park

Plans to build a £100m Holocaust memorial next to the Houses of Parliament represent an ‘exceptionally serious intrusion’ to a historic park, the High Court heard today (tues). The UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, set to open in 2024, will commemorate the 6 million Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust, alongside the Roma, gay people and the disabled. The Learning Centre will also seek to reflect on subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The plan is being…