JD Vance's Cotswolds getaway interrupted by protestors
JD Vance is staying in the village of Dean, near Chipping Norton, this week taking part from there in crunch talks on Ukraine ahead of the summit on Friday.
A significant police presence has descended on the area, and we went to speak to locals and holidaymakers to find out what they make of it.
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