Politics · 5 June 2026
Downing Street warns US VP over Nowak remarks
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A political row has erupted after a US Vice President blamed Henry Nowak's murder partly on migration, sparking accusations of stirring division. Downing Street responded, accusing 'people' of trying to interfere in UK democracy and create division. US VP JD Vance had called for 'righteous anger' in response to the 18-year-old student's tragic death.
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