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Feb 2022
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‘I remember the feeling of insult’: when...

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After giving safe harbour to thousands of people fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe, the British government decided that some of them could be a threat – and locked all of them up. For many, it was a betrayal on the part of their supposed liberators. By Simon Parkin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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