Britain’s deputy prime minister says he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance that he was wrong to link the murder of a university student to immigration. According to multiple outlets, the discussion centers on the death of a student who was reported to have been handcuffed as he lay dying from a stabbing. The U.K. deputy prime minister says he raised his disagreement directly with Vance and rejected the idea that immigration is a factor in explaining the killing. Coverage also notes that Vance publicly attributed part of the case to immigration-related concerns, describing it in broad terms. The U.K. deputy prime minister’s response is presented as a correction of that framing, emphasizing that immigration is not the appropriate explanation for what happened in the specific case. The reports agree that the exchange occurred between the two officials and that the U.K. deputy prime minister maintains a clear stance against blaming immigration for the student’s death.