‘Thought crime’ and cancelled elections: how do JD Vance’s claims about Europe stand up?

JD Vance told the Munich Security Conference that the UK was experiencing a ‘backsliding away from conscience rights’. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters

In JD Vance’s confrontational and pugnacious speech at the Munich Security Conference, the vice-president ran through a series of examples to highlight his claims that Europe has gone off the rails. Here, we look at what he said – and whether it stacks up.

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