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Labour rejects JD Vance ‘first Islamist country with nuclear weapons’ remarks

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Senior Labour figures have rejected comments by Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, that the UK could become the first “truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon” under the party.

They were reacting to comments that were made by Vance, a junior senator for the state of Ohio who has been announced as Trump’s running mate, at a conference for US conservatives.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Deputy PM Angela Rayner says she does not recognise Donald Trump running mate’s ‘characterisation’ of BritainExplainer: Who is JD Vance?UK politics live – latest updatesSenior Labour figures have rejected comments by Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, that the UK could become the first “truly Islamist country that will get a nuclear weapon” under the party.They were reacting to comments that were made by Vance, a junior senator for the state of Ohio who has been announced as Trump’s running mate, at a conference for US conservatives. Continue reading…