Britain is at risk of tariffs from Donald Trump unless it eases its restriction on free speech, Nigel Farage has warned. The Telegraph has more.
The Reform Party leader, a close ally of the US President, suggested that the nation’s free speech “problem” could put it firmly in the crosshairs of the White House.
The Online Safety Act, which regulates online speech, will likely be part of the conversation Sir Keir Starmer has with Mr Trump when he travels to the White House next week.
Asked if Britain is at risk of tariffs from Mr Trump on the basis of free speech before his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Washington DC, Mr Farage said: “Of course, there are senior members of his Government deeply critical of Britain, Elon being one, Vance by implication, who pretty much on the stage said that.
“Vance just said, we respect countries that control their borders, we respect countries that have free speech, we respect countries that believe in sovereignty. That’s quite an interesting cocktail.
“Sovereignty, you could say we took that box with Brexit, whereas the EU does not but on the others we’ve got a bit of a problem.”
Mr Farage hailed Elon Musk as a “hero of free speech” at CPAC on Thursday, despite the tech billionaire calling for his removal from the leadership of Reform.
The tech billionaire, a key ally of Mr Trump, turned on the Reform party leader earlier this year after Mr Farage distanced himself from Tommy Robinson.
Speaking at CPAC, the leading conservative convention in Washington, Mr Farage said: “I think he’s a hero, because if you remember 2020, in November, you couldn’t say anything about the conduct of the election in this country.
“You then couldn’t say anything about vaccines, about lockdowns, without social media closing you down. And then along came the hero of free speech, Elon Musk.”
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another nice graph proving lockdowns had no effect on R