Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDeputy Prime Minister David Lammy contacted US Vice President JD Vance to challenge his comments linking the murder of Henry Nowak to an “invasion of migrants: in Europe.Mr Lammy informed Mr Vance that Nowak's killer was British and that the tragedy was unrelated to mass migration, also stressing the Nowak family's desire for their son's death not to be used for division.Downing Street criticised Mr Vance, accusing him of “trying to interfere in our democracy” and urged respect for the Nowak family's wishes.Mr Vance had tweeted that Nowak's death was a result of European elites failing to resist a “mass invasion of migrants”, a statement Mr Lammy described as unhelpful.The conversation, though robust, ended amicably, with Mr Lammy also informing Mr Vance about ongoing investigations into the police handling of Nowak's death and the UK's falling murder rate.In fullLammy called Vance to tell him ‘you’re wrong’ after he blamed Henry Nowak murder on migrationThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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The US Vice President said the circumstances of Henry Nowak's death were symptoms of the downfall of British civilisation, and echoed Nigel Farage's widely criticised comments

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Britain pushed back Friday against comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who linked the killing of Henry Nowak to what he described as a 'mass invasion...

Prime minister’s comments follow remarks by JD Vance blaming the murder of British teenager on mass migration

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JD Vance on Friday partly blamed the 18-year-old's death on the 'mass invasion of migrants' and said there should be 'righteous anger' at the case.

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Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit. His…

BRITANSKI vicepremijer Lammy poručio je američkom potpredsjedniku Vanceu da je pogriješio povezavši ubojstvo tinejdžera s 'masovnom invazijom migranata', istaknuvši da to nema…

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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.…

Britain’s deputy prime minister said Sunday that he told U.S. Vice President JD Vance he was wrong to blame immigration for the death of a university student who was handcuffed as…