As a North Korean defector, Timothy Cho followed a path into British politics that was far from typical.
His parents fled the DPRK when he was a boy and left him an orphan whom the state branded a member of the hostile class. Repeated attempts to escape himself resulted in multiple stints in prison, where he says he witnessed shocking violations of human rights.
As a North Korean defector, Timothy Cho followed a path into British politics that was far from typical.
His parents fled the DPRK when he was a boy and left him an orphan whom the state branded a member of the hostile class. Repeated attempts to escape himself resulted in multiple stints in prison, where he says he witnessed shocking violations of human rights.
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