Theresa May has been slammed for invoking a hero who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis in her resignation speech.
Labour peer Alf Dubs, himself a kindertransport refugee, took issue with Mrs May speaking about Sir Nicholas Winton, who organised transport for 669 mostly Jewish children during the Second World War.
In her speech, Mrs May said: "For many years the great humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton – who saved the lives of hundreds of children by arranging their evacuation from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia through the Kindertransport – was my constituent in Maidenhead.
"At another time of political controversy, a few years before his death, he took me to one side at a local event and gave me a piece of advice.
"He said, ‘Never forget that compromise is not a dirty word. Life depends on compromise.’
"He was right."
But Lord Dubs, who has long campaigned for Britain to accept more refugee children from camps in Europe, tweeted: "Nicky Winton did not compromise. He was resolute in his determination to save refugee children like me."
He added: "I hope that before she steps down Theresa May will honour Nicky's memory by welcoming more unaccompanied refugee children from France, Italy and Greece."
Just last week, Lord Dubs visited refugee camps in Calais to meet children fleeing from war.
Three years ago he won a guarantee from Theresa May that Britain would provide sanctuary for almost 500 children fleeing the horrors of war.
But despite all her promises and those of predecessor David Cameron – as well as a parliamentary vote – fewer than half have been allowed in.
“These are the forgotten children on Britain’s doorstep,” he told the Sunday Mirror. “We’ve abandoned them. I’m so angry about it.”
