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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell and David Maddox

Former top judge condemns ‘unjustifiable interference’ by Trump over UK free speech

The former top judge in the UK’s Supreme Court has accused the Trump administration of “unjustifiable interference” after pressure was exerted on the UK over free speech.

Lord Sumption’s intervention came after the US State Department made a rare intervention in British politics, warning of its “concerns about freedom of expression in the United Kingdom”.

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