British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy says he spoke by telephone with US Vice President J.D. Vance on Saturday after Vance blamed migration in connection with the murder of Henry Nowak. Lammy says his message to Vance was that he is “wrong” to attribute the killing to migration, and he added that his own earlier comments on the social media platform X were “not helpful.”
Both outlets report that Lammy raised concerns about Vance’s framing of the case. The i notes Lammy’s characterization of his call as a direct response to Vance’s comments. The Independent adds that No 10 (the UK Prime Minister’s Office) does not describe the US vice president’s remarks as an attempt to interfere in UK democracy, despite the political sensitivity around the exchange.
Overall, the reports describe a public disagreement between UK and US senior officials over how the murder is being discussed, with Lammy seeking to correct the migration-related claim and No 10 distancing the issue from allegations of interference.
