""Look at the way in which Tommy Robinson sort of fawned on Musk, look at the way in which Farage fawns about Trump, that, you know, they're seeking to turn this country into sort of little MAGA Britain. "We need to be just much clearer in calling out that this is in whatever shape or form, a form of extraterritorial interference into our democratic culture... which they would never tolerate in the US.""
""Elon Musk and JD Vance are interfering in other countries' politics in a way that "they would never tolerate" in the United States, Sir Nick Clegg has said. It comes as Sir Keir Starmer faces calls to sanction the tech billionaire, after he called for the dissolution of parliament at Saturday's rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The US vice president has previously criticised free speech in the UK,""
Elon Musk and JD Vance are interfering in other countries' politics in ways that would not be tolerated in the United States. Calls have been made to sanction the tech billionaire after he called for the dissolution of parliament at a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson. Prominent UK figures fawning on US personalities, and comparisons to a 'little MAGA Britain,' signal attempts to reshape domestic political culture. Such activity is framed as extraterritorial interference undermining democratic norms. The US vice-president has criticised free speech in the UK, and a legal case saw a former serviceman convicted for silently praying outside an abortion clinic within a safe zone.
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