The Boy With the Knapsack

Alf Dubs

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Escaping the Nazis to arrive in Britain as a child refugee, growing up in 1950s Manchester, and making it to London in time for the swinging 60s; by the time Alf Dubs reached adulthood, he'd already lived a remarkable life. But nobody could have predicted what happened next. Selected as a candidate for the Labour Party, Dubs campaigned for Labour through the tumultuous politics of the 1970s, eventually winning the seat of Battersea South in time for the Thatcher era. After nearly a decade in opposition, he entered the House of Lords in 1994 and later served under Tony Blair as a Minister for Northern Ireland during the Troubles. A lifelong champion of human rights, in 2016 the Dubs Amendment was passed in response to the migrant crisis. Respected across political parties, to this day at the age of 93, Dubs continues to campaign for the rights of child refugees from his seat in the House of Lords.


Author(s): Dubs, Alf
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 10/09/2026
Pagination: 320 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Ithaka
Published By: Bonnier Books UK
Book Classification: Memoirs|Parliamentary & legislative practice|Politics & government
Dimensions: 244 x 162 x 30
Weight: 558
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781806173822

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