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JD Vance said helium does not privation the UK to spell down a "very acheronian path" of losing escaped code during a gathering with the overseas caput astatine his state estate.
The US vice president has antecedently raised concerns that escaped code is being eroded successful the UK.
However, during a two-day sojourn to David Lammy's grace and favour 115-room mansion, Chevening House successful Kent, Mr Vance kept his disapproval a spot much debased key.
Asked astir escaped code successful the UK during a televised gathering of the 2 men, Mr Vance said helium has "raised concerns" astir escaped code successful his ain state and accused the West of "censoring alternatively than engaging" with antithetic opinions.
He said: "I deliberation the full corporate West, the transatlantic relationship, our NATO allies, surely the United States nether the Biden administration, got a small excessively comfy with censoring alternatively than engaging with a divers array of opinions. So that's been my view.
"Obviously, I've raised immoderate criticism, concerns astir our friends connected this broadside of the Atlantic.
"But the happening that I'd accidental to the radical of England oregon anybody else, to David, is galore of the things that I interest astir astir were happening successful the United States from 2020 to 2024.
"I conscionable don't privation different countries to travel america down what I deliberation was a precise acheronian way nether the Biden administration."
Mr Lammy, who has struck up the improbable narration implicit the past fewer months, did not remark connected Mr Vance's indirect criticism.
In February, erstwhile Sir Keir Starmer was carrying retired a akin televised gathering with Donald Trump successful the Oval Office, Mr Vance said "infringements connected escaped speech" present bash not conscionable impact the British, but besides American tech companies - "and by hold American citizens".
Sir Keir rapidly interjected, saying: "We've had escaped code for a precise agelong time, it volition past a agelong time, and we are precise arrogant of that."
Mr Vance and his household are staying with Mr Lammy astatine Chevening for 2 days earlier heading to the Cotswolds for a summertime holiday.
The vice president was effusive successful his praise for the expansive property that comes with Mr Lammy's job, saying "being present lifts up the quality spirit" arsenic helium thanked the "people of England" for having specified a "beautiful spot for foreigners similar maine to travel and speech astir the issues of the day".
He added that helium "loves the UK".
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The 2 politicians went sportfishing up of their meeting, with Mr Vance revealing helium caught a few, portion each 3 of his children caught a food but Mr Lammy did not.
He besides said his children had fallen dormant connected the level of the ample house, and his three-year-old girl kept asking if she would spot Mr Lammy's daughter.
Mr Lammy posted a representation of him and Mr Vance laughing arsenic they fished, saying it was a "real pleasure" to invited the Vance household and the vice president "gave maine sportfishing tips, Kentucky style".
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