Lammy told JD Vance his remarks about Henry Nowak were ‘wrong’ – UK politics live
David Lammy rebuked US Vice President JD Vance for linking the murder of Henry Nowak to mass migration. Lammy emphasized that the case had nothing to do with migration and highlighted the ongoing investigations into the incident. The conversation between Lammy and Vance ended amicably despite their disagreement on the issue.
- ▪David Lammy told JD Vance that the Nowak case had nothing to do with mass migration.
- ▪Vance's comments prompted a rebuke from Downing Street, which criticized attempts to stir division.
- ▪Lammy emphasized that murder rates are decreasing in the United Kingdom.
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04.11 EDTLammy says he told JD Vance that Nowak case had 'nothing to do with mass migration'On Friday evening, the US vice-president, JD Vance, blamed Henry Nowak’s murder on the “mass invasion of migrants” and said the “only response” was “righteous anger”, prompting a rebuke from Downing Street which hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”.The UK justice secretary and deputy prime minister, David Lammy, revealed to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips that he spoke to Vance yesterday following his intervention. Lammy, who is rumoured to be good friends with the vice-president, said: double quotation markI spoke to the vice president yesterday, and I wanted to emphasise a number of things. The first is that our democratic process is working well.
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