British police protecting JD Vance have denied claims officers ordered villagers living near the US Vice President's Oxfordshire holiday home to hand over their social media details as part of a major security lockdown measure.
Donald Trump's deputy has been touring the Cotswolds and south of England with his wife, Usha, and children Ewan, eight, Vivek, five and Mirabel, three - while also meeting with high-power figures in British politics.
But the ring of steel surrounding the Vice President and his family has proven to be a headache for locals in the sleepy communities of Chipping Norton and Dean, with Vance's 18-strong motorcade causing mayhem through the picturesque rural idylls.
Now, people living within the security cordon around Vance's rental Cotswold manor house, have claimed the stringent measures to protect the American politician saw cops ordering them to hand over the account names of their social media profiles.
Thames Valley Police insisted villagers living in the security buffer in Dean were only spoken to by officers to ensure they could pass through the blockade unhindered. The force vehemently denies people were asked about their social media accounts.
