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There are few designated days in the international calendar quite as important as Holocaust Memorial Day.

The commemoration takes place on the 27th of January every year.

It's a day that's used to remember the millions of people who were killed during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

It's a time to be thoughtful and honour those who died.

It's estimated that around six million Jewish men, women and children were murdered in concentration camps, mass shootings and extermination camps between 1941 and 1945.

The theme of this year's day is 'the power of words.'

And despite the vast majority of people being respectful of the day and it's aims - typically some on social media take the opportunity to attempt to deny what happened with half-baked theories and untruths.

One such person responded to a post written by Jonathan Reynolds, Labour MP for Stalybridge & Hyde.

Mr Reynolds posted an image of himself signing the book of remembrance and said he told his kids ‘why we must always call out hate, before it takes over from love #weremember’.

Predictably one Twitter user responded chastising the MP claiming that the holocaust was a 'big lie'.

Reynolds kept his cool and first responded quote tweeting the holocaust denier and adding: 'If you needed any proof why Holocaust Memorial Day is essential'.

The twitter user responded again telling the MP his 'logic is coming round full circle' and that he should look at the 'evidence'.

Mr Reynolds then tweeted a perfect response: ‘As much as I would like to converse with you Steve, I’m literally going to prioritise picking up s**t with my hands from my local canal this morning.’

The MP later posted a picture of himself on a litter pick.

An MP taking out the trash on both social media and in real life.