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UK Ambassador Says Trump’s Safety, Migration Claims Are Wrong

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Sir Christian Turner, ambassador to the United States, called U.S. President Donald Trump’s UK safety and migration claims wrong.
He made the remark at a King’s birthday celebration at the British embassy in Washington.
Turner denounced Vice President JD Vance’s claim the Southampton murder of Henry Nowak stemmed from a “mass invasion of migrants.”
He invited skeptics to discuss the issues over a pint at the embassy’s Two Georges pub.

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Sir Christian Turner, ambassador to the United States, called U.S. President Donald Trump’s UK safety and migration claims wrong.
He made the remark at a King’s birthday celebration at the British embassy in Washington.
Turner denounced Vice President JD Vance’s claim the Southampton murder of Henry Nowak stemmed from a “mass invasion of migrants.”
He invited skeptics to discuss the issues over a pint at the embassy’s Two Georges pub.