Opponents of David Adjaye and Ron Arad’s £103m National Holocaust Memorial proposals have said their fight is now entering “crunch time” with new legislation introduced to parliament to overcome legal hurdles to the controversial scheme.

Architect Barbara Weiss and Helen Monger, director of charity the London Historic Parks & Gardens Trust, are calling on MPs to give proper consideration to finding an alternative site for the memorial that will preserve Victoria Tower Gardens, next to the Houses of Parliament.

In April last year the High Court quashed planning permission the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities awarded to the scheme – which is essentially its own project – in 2021, following a public inquiry.

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