Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were making thousands of “freedom of speech” arrests have been rejected by the UK government. Sarah B Rogers, who has become the public face of the US state department’s hostility to European liberal democracies, was accused by MPs of echoing far-right memes and conspiracy theories during a speech at an intern
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Rogers, who works for the state department, was speaking at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, which was also addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. Photograph: US Department of StateView image in fullscreenRogers, who works for the state department, was speaking at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, which was also addressed by Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. Photograph: US Department of StatePoliceSenior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Ben Quinn Political correspondentFri 26 Jun 2026 12.31 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleClaims by a senior official in the Trump administration that British police were making…
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