U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London on Friday before beginning a family vacation in the English countryside.
In a statement to the BBC on Aug. 7, the White House said that “the vice president and foreign secretary will discuss a variety of topics pertaining to the US-UK relationship.”
The bilateral meeting on Friday lacks a formal agenda, officials said.
Speaking at Chevening House, Kent, where the vice president is staying, Vance raised free speech concerns.
“I think the entire collective West, the transatlantic relationship, our NATO allies, certainly the United States under the Biden administration, got a little too comfortable with censoring, rather than engaging with a diverse array of opinions,” said Vance….
JD Vance to Meet UK Foreign Secretary as He Arrives for Holiday in England
