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David Lammy: ‘I said Mr Vice President, you’re wrong about this’
The news cycle this week has been dominated by the murder of 18 year-old student Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa. Digwa and his brother falsely told the police they had been racially abused, and bodycam footage shows police handcuffing Nowak despite him repeatedly saying he had been stabbed. The murder has caused widespread outrage, including violent protests in Southampton. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed the incident is an example of ‘two-tier policing’ and called for ‘pure, cold rage’. In the US, Vice President JD Vance blamed Novak’s murder on the ‘mass invasion of migrants’. On Sky News, Trevor Phillips asked Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy what he made of Vance’s comments. Lammy said he had spoken to Vance and told him he was ‘wrong about this’. Lammy argued that the ‘democratic process is working well’, as Digwa has been convicted for his crimes, and there is an independent investigation into the actions of the police. He also noted that Digwa is British and was born in the country. The deputy PM said he told Vance that ‘it’s not helpful to tweet in this way’, and reminded him that Nowak’s family had asked that his murder not be used to create further division.
