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No Free Trade deal without Free Speech, Starmer warned
Daily Express ^ | April 1 | By Steph Spyro, Deputy Political Editor

Posted on 04/01/2025 2:26:16 PM PDT by RandFan

Sir Keir Starmer’s hopes of agreeing a free trade deal with the US could be at risk over a free speech row. The US state department issued a statement on Sunday saying it was “concerned about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom” in relation to the case of an anti-abortion campaigner.

It said it was “monitoring” the case of Livia Tossici-Bolt, who was prosecuted for holding a sign near a Bournemouth abortion clinic reading: “Here to talk if you want.” A verdict in the case is due on Friday.

The woman who is being prosecuted for the alleged breach of a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic has said she is “grateful” after the US State Department expressed concern over the case.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: twotierkier
This is interesting and some Freepers posted about doing this and using a big stick.

The original story of this is in the Daily Telegraph but it's paywalled to hell and back and unusable so I'm using the Daily Express after a quick search around. They wouldn't even give me a paragraph to use. Sad times we live in.

1 posted on 04/01/2025 2:26:16 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Queer Stammer will just insist the UK has free speech. Rubio and Trump won’t fall for it, but that pig thinks all freedoms are what the government says they are. Besides, muzzies can say whatever they want.


2 posted on 04/01/2025 2:28:56 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: RandFan

Freeing Tommy Robinson should be another prerequisite.


3 posted on 04/01/2025 2:29:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: RandFan
“Here to talk if you want.”

She's like Hitler invading Poland all over again. I guess the UK government wants to stomp on her before she gets even more extreme and crazy.

4 posted on 04/01/2025 2:34:22 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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Yes it’s nice to know someone, somewhere in the State dept. cares about such things. at least under this Admin


5 posted on 04/01/2025 2:37:21 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

We will see just how badly the creeps running England want to oppress and imprison the native population. Keir Stalin needs a boot to the face.


6 posted on 04/01/2025 2:38:12 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: wildcard_redneck

There a few things:

This case

Robinson case

Online “safety” law

Vance was right to raise this and Starmer wrong to dismiss it and insist nothing extraordinary is happening.

One day I’m sure I will get a knock 😂


7 posted on 04/01/2025 2:42:33 PM PDT by RandFan
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No Free Trade deal without Free Speech, Starmer warned

The headline implies that it's the U.S. that doesn't have free speech.

8 posted on 04/01/2025 2:42:33 PM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Freeing Tommy Robinson should be another prerequisite.

Agreed.

9 posted on 04/01/2025 2:51:58 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: libertylover

Of course it does, and for those who just look at headlines it works.


10 posted on 04/01/2025 2:54:43 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: RandFan

Two Tier Kier concerned about free speech? This is rich!


11 posted on 04/01/2025 3:07:14 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Laiken Riley is my daughter!)
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To: libertylover

You are correct. I often wonder if headlines these days are composed by 7-year-olds.


12 posted on 04/01/2025 3:30:01 PM PDT by Bigg Red (My long-time tagline has been removed and will be stored on my home page as it has proved true.)
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“The headline implies that it’s the U.S. that doesn’t have free speech.”

They reversed the headline. Amazing how they do that.


13 posted on 04/01/2025 3:30:53 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Luke21

The telegraph wouldn’t even let me have a paragraph without paying a dollar or something. Can they be so desperate?

And yes, we can defeat the paywall but best not to and find an alternative if it exists....


14 posted on 04/01/2025 4:09:39 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

There are no democracies left in Europe. We need to pull out of NATO.


15 posted on 04/01/2025 4:39:13 PM PDT by roving (Pocket Pool Champ)
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