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Trump sends "Free Speech Squad" to UK.

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AuntieE Sun 25-May-25 15:05:27

AGAA4

Interfering in another country's laws and regulations is appalling. Trump needs to sort out the messes in the USA before telling the UK how to behave.
The safety of women obviously means nothing to these people. If they want to put their own women's lives in danger that's up to them but how dare they come here to do the same.

Actually, even if Trump or any other head of state, did succeed in sorting out whatever is wrong in their own countries, it would give them no moral or legal right to interfere with what is happening in any other country.

Skodadoda Sun 25-May-25 14:54:33

Elegran

Perhaps Starmer should reply mentioning an intention to send "Habeas Corpus Squads" and "The law apples to everyone" squads over the pond to spearhead a campaign to teach the US why Habeas Corpus and the rule of law are important parts of the judicial framework of a civilised nation. What is sauce for the goose(stepper) is sauce for the gander.

Absolutely! He’s also stifling the news media by threatening to sue those who criticise him. Free speech indeed!

Wyllow3 Sun 25-May-25 14:50:15

I like it, Elegran. Great material for a cartoon there. Wigs and robes crossing the pond....

oh, hang on, its been done...

AGAA4 Sun 25-May-25 14:48:47

Interfering in another country's laws and regulations is appalling. Trump needs to sort out the messes in the USA before telling the UK how to behave.
The safety of women obviously means nothing to these people. If they want to put their own women's lives in danger that's up to them but how dare they come here to do the same.

kjmpde Sun 25-May-25 14:45:44

my understanding is that the pro-lifers are perfectly entitled to their views BUT not to breach the "no -go" area around abortion clinics.
Nobody is actually stopping any speech but just stopping where they say it!

Elegran Sun 25-May-25 14:37:43

Perhaps Starmer should reply mentioning an intention to send "Habeas Corpus Squads" and "The law apples to everyone" squads over the pond to spearhead a campaign to teach the US why Habeas Corpus and the rule of law are important parts of the judicial framework of a civilised nation. What is sauce for the goose(stepper) is sauce for the gander.

Wyllow3 Sun 25-May-25 14:25:36

women whoo have often made one of the most distressing decisions in there lives, faced by demonstrations like this - this was in Glasgow by American based group.

Wyllow3 Sun 25-May-25 14:23:22

Its about the ban on anti-abortion activists (US backed) demonstrating within our UK Safe Access zones - buffer and protective zones.

Donald Trump/Vance sent over a team of US officials to meet with pro-life campaigners in the UK over fears that Downing Street has been suffocating free speech. A 5 person outfit was sent by the White House to Britain to interview the 5 activists who had been arrested.

Sir Keir pushed back arguing we wouldn't send any sort of delegation like this to the USA

(and can you imagine the furore in the US if he did?)

www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/trump-sends-free-speech-squad-to-interview-uk-activists-arrested-for-silently-praying/ar-AA1FqVOB

The absolute cheek of it - just when free speech shrinks in the USA, when abortions are curtailed in many US States, the most modest abortion rights crushed, when some US anti abortion campaigners have murdered doctors....