David Lammy: I told JD Vance he was wrong about Henry Nowak murder
Key takeaways
- Lammy told Laura Kuenssberg he reminded Vance ‘that the family have called for calm, they don’t want division’.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleDavid Lammy has said he told the US vice-president, JD Vance, he was “wrong” to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.
- The deputy prime minister said he spoke to Vance in a phone call on Saturday to tell him “our democratic process is working well” and that he was wrong in his commentary about the murder.
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Lammy told Laura Kuenssberg he reminded Vance ‘that the family have called for calm, they don’t want division’. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAView image in fullscreen Lammy told Laura Kuenssberg he reminded Vance ‘that the family have called for calm, they don’t want division’. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PACrime David Lammy: I told JD Vance he was wrong about Henry Nowak murder Deputy PM says he spoke to US vice-president about post that blamed ‘mass invasion of migrants’ for teenager’s death
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleDavid Lammy has said he told the US vice-president, JD Vance, he was “wrong” to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.
The deputy prime minister said he spoke to Vance in a phone call on Saturday to tell him “our democratic process is working well” and that he was wrong in his commentary about the murder.