The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday condemned what he called "the poison of antisemitism rising around the world" after a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the former German Nazi concentration camp.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Auschwitz, expressing horror at the site and pledging to combat rising antisemitism, especially following the recent escalation in tensions involving Israel and Hamas.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the Auschwitz death camp, marking the 80th anniversary of its liberation. He was profoundly impacted by the history of the site and pledged to combat antisemitism.

The prime minister was on his first visit to the concentration camp where 1.1 million people perished before its liberation 80 years ago.

The Starmers' joint visit comes after Lady Victoria, who is Jewish, headed to the site without her husband on Thursday. An estimated 1.3 million people were sent to the camp complex, including nearly 1.1 million Jewish people. Of them, 960,000 died in the camp.

Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria left a wreath and a poignant written message as they visited Auschwitz, a place the prime minister described as “utterly harrowing”, on Friday (17 January). The PM described how he felt "sickness" and an "air of desolation" as he stood by the train tracks at the former Nazi concentration camp in Poland,

Keir Starmer said nothing could have prepared him for the 'sheer horror' of the Nazi death camp and the visit had strengthened his determination to stamp out the 'poison' of anti-Semitism

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday visited the site of Nazi German extermination camp Auschwitz, voicing his “sheer horror” at what he saw and vowing that he would fight the growing antisemitism which is causing fears to rise among Jews including in Britain.

Sir Keir Starmer has visited Auschwitz, a place he described as "utterly harrowing", and said he was determined to fight the "poison of antisemitism". The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet the country's political leaders.

British prime minister Keir Starmer visited Poland on Friday to discuss border issues and military support for Warsaw. View on euronews