“My grandparents fled Hitler, today in London someone screamed ‘filth’ in my face” – Garden Court barrister & author David Renton writes in the Daily Mirror about a counter-demonstration he went on to support refugees and defend them from protesters.
The demonstration took place outside a hotel that houses asylum seekers. David spoke to protesters on both sides.
He writes: “I went because, although I’m white and British. I’m also the grandchild of refugees: people who had to hide their documents beneath the railway seats as they fled from Hitler.”
David spoke to protesters on the contentious issue of the right to work:
“Migrants want to work but the government – both Tories and Labour – have insisted that asylum seekers can’t….Many of the refugees are skilled people.”
Read the article here:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandparents-fled-hitler-today-london-35664209
