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US claims UK imposes ‘serious restrictions’ on free speech

Criticism over the handling of free speech was also directed at the governments of Germany and France

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

Trump administration accused of hypocrisy after claiming the UK and Europe are ‘trampling democracy’

The US state department says court orders against anti-abortion activists in the UK, who were punished for protesting outside clinics, represent a ‘suppression of religious freedoms ‘

The Independent UK · May 30, 2025

JD Vance may disagree, but this anti-abortion activist isn’t a brutally censored dissident

The US vice-president’s avid concern for Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction is plain sinister

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025

JD Vance decried as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones

US vice-president’s comments, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, called inaccurate and misogynistic

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

JD Vance launches attack on Scottish Government over protest buffer zones

A UK women’s charity has launched an extraordinary broadside at US vice president JD Vance, branding him a “nefarious foreign extremist”…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 14, 2025

Fury as JD Vance attacks European leaders in anti-immigration rant at Munich conference

US vice-president lashes out at governments across Europe over migration and free speech

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Vance takes swipe at UK in speech at Munich security summit

The US vice-president claimed the ‘basic liberties of religious Britons, in particular’ are under threat.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

What are safe access zones and is silent prayer banned?

The zones are now in place in England and Wales, with the equivalent having come into force in Scotland in September and Northern Ireland last year.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

What are abortion clinic buffer zones and what about ‘silent prayer’?

New guidance is being published on the implementation of the safe access zones across England and Wales.

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

British Man Convicted of Criminal Charges for Praying Silently Near Abortion Clinic

British law allows local governments to enact absurdly censorious orders limiting "anti-social" behavior.

Reason · Oct 17, 2024