Starmer defends UK's commitment to free speech amid US criticism

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2025-09-18

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended freedom of speech as "one of the founding values of the United Kingdom" amid criticism from across the Atlantic. Speaking alongside US President Donald Trump on Thursday at Chequers, the prime minister's country estate, Starmer also paid condolences to Charlie Kirk, the right-wing American influencer shot dead during a university engagement in Utah last week. Christianity is......

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