JNS.org – A Jewish former member of parliament in the United Kingdom has been appointed by the British government to be the minister for refugees. Richard Harrington, 63, a former chair of Conservative Friends of Israel and former MP for Watford, resigned from politics in 2019. He became an MP in 2010 and later a government minister. “The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Richard Harrington as a Minister of State (Minister for Refugees) jointly in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Home Office,” 10 Downing Street announced in a statement. “Her Majesty...