Dumbarton and the Vale’s MP recently marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Martin Docherty-Hughes stood with survivors to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

Millions of people were executed and forced to live under horrific conditions at the notorious camps.

Speaking ahead of the day, Mr Docherty-Hughes said: “Holocaust Memorial Day offers a timely reminder of the need for all of us to stand together to challenge hatred, discrimination and intolerance in our communities.”

The SNP MP attended a reception in the House of Commons launching a campaign alongside Holocaust survivors, including Hannah Lewis MBE, who survived a Nazi forced labour camp in Poland after witnessing her mother being executed.

Mr Docherty-Hughes said: “As fewer and fewer Holocaust survivors are able to share their personal testimonies, it’s more important than ever that we ensure these lessons are not forgotten.”

The theme of this year’s commemoration events was Stand Together - a reminder of the importance of standing with others against discrimination, hatred and intolerance.

It coincides with the launch of a project to bring together the names of thousands of Jewish people murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust, as well as Roma, gay, disabled and other people persecuted.

In the lead up to the event, thousands of commemorative events had been arranged by organisations across the country, remembering victims.

Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, said: “With increasing division in communities across the world and here in the UK, now more than ever we need to stand together with others in our communities to challenge the spread of identity-based hostility.”