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Lammy says he told JD Vance his Nowak comments were 'wrong'
Key takeaways
- Vance blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student, who was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa last year, on the "mass invasion of migrants" and said the "only response" was "righteous anger".
- Lammy told the BBC he had spoken to Vance on Saturday and told the vice-president the killing "has got nothing to do with mass migration".
- Digwa falsely claimed he had been racially abused and had acted in self-defence after murdering Nowak in Southampton in December last year.
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Joshua Nevett Political reporter Lammy: Vance's comments on Nowak murder were 'wrong'Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he called US Vice-President JD Vance to tell him he was "wrong" in the comments he made about the murder of teenager Henry Nowak.
Vance blamed the death of the 18-year-old British student, who was fatally stabbed by Vickrum Digwa last year, on the "mass invasion of migrants" and said the "only response" was "righteous anger".
Lammy told the BBC he had spoken to Vance on Saturday and told the vice-president the killing "has got nothing to do with mass migration".
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