Memorialists against the memorial

Seven years on, the government’s plans face a new hurdle

Parliamentary sketch writers seeking something out of the ordinary will be waiting eagerly in committee room 2 this morning for a hearing that ministers would much rather have avoided. Others will be watching the livestream from 11 o’clock.

At issue is the government’s ill-fated plan, announced by David Cameron more than seven years ago, to build a Holoc…