Posted on 02/27/2025 7:42:54 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Keir Starmer has hit back at US Vice President JD Vance after he accused the UK of "infringements on free speech".
The comment was made during a question and answer session between the politicians and reporters at the Oval Office.
Turning bright red, Mr Vance said: "Look, I said what I said, which is that we do have, of course, a special relationship with our friends in the UK, and also some of our European allies, but we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British – of course what the British do in their own country is up to them – but also affect American technology companies and, by extension, American citizens, so that is something that we’ll talk about today at lunch.”
Hitting back at the US politician, Sir Keir said: “Well, we’ve had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom and it will last for a very, very long time.
“Certainly, we wouldn’t want to reach across US citizens, and we don’t, and that’s absolutely right, but in relation to free speech in the UK I’m very proud of our history there.”
Mr Vance had lectured European nations, including the UK, on free speech during remarks before the Munich Security Conference earlier this month.
He had said that freedom of expression was “in retreat” across Britain and wider Europe.
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That is hardly an eruption.
Was not an eruption, he did not turn bright red and if anyone felt threatened it was two tier Kier. Vance did not regret his remarks and did not back away.
As usual the media knows nothing but how to tell lies.
Starmer is a national socialist workers’ party leader.
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Let FACTS be FACTS!!!
I LOVE J.D.
“Vance shows Two-Tier Keir what is what.”
Good movie but probably only us old farts ever saw it.
” Erupts.”
It ended a few years ago in the UK.
“Sir Keir said: “Well, we’ve had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom and it will last for a very, very long time.”
But if you are critical of the government protecting rape gangs, the police come to your door. If you speak out against the rapists, you are locked up like Tommy Robinson. If you stand and silently pray, you will be arrested.
But other than that, they have free speech.
Britain is irrelevant.
As an American citizen I lived and worked in the UK for several years. I intended to stay there but the North Sea Oil business collapsed in 1982-1983. I went home and to school again to become a pharmacist. My son was born there and is a dual national. I bought my home there. I intended to stay. I would have fought for the UK as I considered it my second country of allegiance, I was young then. The UK is lost today, if young I would not fight for them.
Anyone that tries to tell you they have free speech in the UK is a stinking retard.
Yes. I went there a few times circa 1990, and it was still British. Actually I sat in the House of Lords in the gallery, and it was a day they were debating whether to allow refugees from Hong Kong to move to the UK when they gave it back to China.
Seems quaint now.
Sir Queer Stalin
Lying politician. JD should have brought up the Muslim grooming topic also.
It is what it is Sir Keir. Vance was right. The values shift throughout Europe is evidence of nations in decline.
CC
They lock up old ladies for praying SILENTLY in Britain!
Free speech my Yankee arse.
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