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The Press Association reports that British ambassador Sir Christian Turner called critical claims about the UK “factually wrong” in a Washington speech, while urging the country to renew rather than abandon its alliance with the United States.
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- Diplomacy & International Relations
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- Oct 1, 2026, 05:56 PM
Verified facts: According to the Press Association report, Britain’s ambassador to the United States, Sir Christian Turner, told Donald Trump that claims that British cities are unsafe, that the country is being overrun by migrants, or that it has abandoned freedom of speech are “factually wrong.” He made the remarks in a speech at the King’s Birthday Party at the British embassy in Washington. Turner rejected what he called “distorted narratives and forces of division.”