Keir Starmer said nothing could have prepared him for the 'sheer horror' of the Nazi death camp and the visit had strengthened his determination to stamp out the 'poison' of anti-Semitism

Victoria Starmer has made an emotional return visit to Auschwitz, alongside her husband the prime minister, during their visit to Poland. Lady Starmer, whose Jewish father fled Poland in the 1920s to escape the rise of Nazism in neighbouring Germany, was seen walking to the grounds of the former concentration camp hand-in-hand with Sir Keir.

The Starmers' joint visit comes after Lady Victoria, who is Jewish, headed to the site without her husband on Thursday. An estimated 1.3 million people were sent to the camp complex, including nearly 1.1 million Jewish people. Of them, 960,000 died in the camp.

Starmer and his wife, Victoria Starmer, attended a reception on Downing Street to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has visited the site of Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz. After the visit Friday he voiced his “sheer horror” at what he saw and vowed that he would fight the growing antisemitism which is causing fears to rise among Jews even in Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria left a wreath and a poignant written message as they visited Auschwitz, a place the prime minister described as “utterly harrowing”, on Friday (17 January). The PM described how he felt "sickness" and an "air of desolation" as he stood by the train tracks at the former Nazi concentration camp in Poland,

The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders.

Keir Starmer made a 'harrowing' visit to Auschwitz with his wife Victoria today. The PM revealed he was 'moved' after spending time at the former Nazi concentration camp. And he said the ...

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British PM says he saw 'sheer horror' at concentration camp which saw industrial-level killing as a 'collective endeavor by thousands of ordinary people'

Keir Starmer has spoken of "deep bonds of family, of history, and of friendship" on a state visit to Poland - where he unveiled a new security and defence pact.