{"id":2407615,"date":"2025-02-27T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-and-starmer-clash-over-uk-free-speech-in-oval-office-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:44:53","slug":"vance-and-starmer-clash-over-uk-free-speech-in-oval-office-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-and-starmer-clash-over-uk-free-speech-in-oval-office-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance and Starmer clash over UK free speech in Oval Office &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-and-starmer-clash-over-uk-free-speech-in-oval-office-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407615&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent\u2062 Oval Office\u200d discussion, British Prime Minister\u200c Keir Starmer\u200d and U.S.Vice \u2062President JD \u200dVance engaged \u2064in a debate \u200cregarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> in\u200c the United Kingdom.This exchange followed Vance\u2019s recent criticism of Europe for its alleged censorship,\u200d which he described\u200c as a &#8220;hazardous&#8221; trend. During\u200b the \u2064discussion,\u200b Vance affirmed his stance, highlighting concerns about the potential\u2064 infringement on free speech, particularly relating to religious liberties in the UK. In response, starmer defended the UK&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-else-do-you-want-to-loot-sen-cruz-destroys-progressive-leader-over-elon-musk-attacks\/\" title=\"\u2018Who Else Do You Want To Loot?\u2019: Sen. Cruz Destroys Progressive Leader Over Elon ... Attacks\">long-standing tradition<\/a> of free \u200cspeech, asserting \u2062its\u2062 durability. This interaction occurred against the backdrop of Vance&#8217;s comments \u2064at the Munich Conference, where he \u2062emphasized the perceived\u200c retreat of democratic values in Europe while refraining from direct criticism\u2064 of russia&#8217;s notorious\u2064 censorship practices. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">discourse reflects ongoing tensions<\/a>\u200c around free speech, a\u2062 focal issue for\u2062 Vance, Trump, and Musk within the \u200ccurrent\u200d administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance and Starmer clash over UK free speech in Oval Office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2023003\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressed free speech in the United Kingdom nearly two weeks after Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> scolded Europe over what he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3320306\/jd-vance-european-allies-free-speech-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">viewed as dangerous censorship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sitting close to Starmer and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Vance defended his remarks when a reporter asked about them on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Look, I said what I said. We do have, of course, a special relationship with our friends in the U.K.,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> said. &ldquo;But we also know there have been infringements on free speech.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Starmer responded immediately, saying, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom. And it will last for a very, very long time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VP<\/a> JD Vance defends his Munich remarks: &#8220;We do have a special relationship with our friends in the U.K&hellip;but we also know there have been infringements on free speech&hellip;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>British Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Keir_Starmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Keir_Starmer<\/a>: &#8220;We&#8217;ve had speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cflae6waRz\">pic.twitter.com\/cflae6waRz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1895191978674929735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">While the main subject of the Munich Conference, where Vance first made his remarks, was the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3320257\/munich-security-conference-ultimate-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">negotiation to end the war&nbsp;<\/a>between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>, Vance accused Europe of abandoning its democratic principles, which much of the U.S. aid to the continent is based on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Free speech, I fear, is in retreat,&rdquo; Vance said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I look to our very dear friends, the United Kingdom, where the backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons in particular in the crosshairs,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3332547\/trump-questions-called-zelensky-dictator-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;DID I SAY THAT?&rsquo;: TRUMP QUESTIONS WHETHER HE CALLED ZELENSKY A &lsquo;DICTATOR&rsquo; <\/strong><\/a><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The vice president did not accuse Russia, which frequently censors political speech, of censorship in his address.<\/p>\n<p>Vance, Trump, and Elon Musk have made free speech and censorship concerns a focal point of the new Trump administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2023003\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2023003\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance and Starmer debate UK free speech in Oval Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2407616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Starmer-Vance.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35056,34755,51261,15469,32076],"class_list":["post-2407615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-oval-office","tag-starmer","tag-uk-free-speech","tag-vance","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Starmer-Vance.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407615"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407619,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407615\/revisions\/2407619"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}