Holocaust memorial in Westminster is given go-ahead after inquiry

Controversial 100m education centre to be built next to parliament, but opponents may launch appeal

A controversial Holocaust memorial and education centre is to be built in the heart of Westminster at a cost of more than 100m after the government gave it the go-ahead following a public inquiry.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews welcomed the decision, saying there was something uniquely powerful about locating a memorial to the Holocaust right next to the centre of the UK's democracy".