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Newsweek
4 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
JD Vance's UK Visit Sparks Protests, Egg Meme Posters
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to the Cotswolds in the U.K. has sparked protests involving large images of the viral meme depicting him with a shaved head. Vance, who arrived in the U.K. last week, is staying in the hamlet of Dean, after earlier visiting British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Kent. At least 50 protesters gathered in the Cotswolds, calling Vance "despicable" and telling him to "go home," according to local newspaper GloucestershireLive. Newsweek has contacted Vance's team, via email, for comment. Why it Matters Vance's combination of family vacation and private political meetings underscore tensions in U.S.-U.K. relations. The Veep is one of several American politicians who have spoken out about concerns over free speech in the U.K. Last week, Vance said he was worried about "our friends on this side of the Atlantic" following a "very dark path" with free speech. Vance has also previously called Britain the first "Islamist" nation with nuclear weapons. Some Cotswolds residents have objected to his policies, public remarks and the disruption caused by his security detail, underscoring the polarized reception that senior U.S. officials can face abroad, even during ostensibly personal trips. What To Know Vance and his family are staying at Dean Manor, an 18th century country home in the hamlet of Dean in the Cotswolds. A motorcade and security cordons restricted access to Dean and closed roads and footpaths, with local police checkpoints and sniffer dogs overseeing the perimeter. At least 50 demonstrators gathered for a "Vance Not Welcome Party" in nearby Charlbury, where protesters displayed banners criticizing Vance and large images of a viral meme depicting the vice president with a shaved head. Social media posts show the same image displayed on a truck and as a large billboard. The image went viral after reports about a 21-year-old Norwegian tourist being refused access into the U.S. because he had the image on his phone. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has denied this allegation, saying the tourist, Mads Mikkelsen, was refused entry "for his admitted drug use." JD Vance said UK has no free speech….so this van is now cruising Cotswolds area waiting for his arrival where he's renting a $11K a week manor for another family vacation — Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) August 12, 2025 Activists in the UK installed a poster in the Cotswolds to greet JD Vance as he takes yet another family vacation — Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) August 12, 2025 Organizers representing groups including the Stop Trump Coalition and Everybody Hates Elon staged the event after moving the planned demonstration to a park in Charlbury, and some attendees carried signs referencing Gaza and U.S. domestic policies. Conversely, former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, a widely known British celebrity who lives in the Cotswolds, seemingly teased those complaining about Vance's disruption, when he posted a video of a peaceful Cotswold scene with the caption: "Utter chaos caused by Vance. How will we ever manage?" Vance met Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening House in Kent for talks that included a fishing outing. The BBC reported that lawmakers from the country's Conservative party, Robert Jenrick and Chris Philp, attended a private meeting with Vance at the Cotswolds residence, and that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage also met the vice‑president during the trip. Reform UK is a right-wing populist party that has adopted MAGA-style slogans and rallies and has similar policy positions to the Trump administration on issues like immigration and national sovereignty What People Are Saying Brian Murray, 65‑year‑old retired tour guide, told Reuters: "We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of it will get through to Vance and the American press and to Ukraine, so people know what we stand for." Jonathan Mazower, Dean resident and head of communications for Survival International, told Reuters: "It's a massive intrusion and it's not just the fact our lives are disrupted but it's who he is." Vice President JD Vance, speaking at Chevening House, joked that the special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K. had been put "under strain" when his children, managed to get a catch while fishing, unlike the foreign secretary. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: "A real pleasure to welcome my friend JD Vance and his family to Chevening. Before beginning our bilateral, the vice-president gave me fishing tips, Kentucky style." What Happens Next Vance planned a subsequent visit to Scotland later in the trip, a leg that local reporting said could involve a sizeable police operation, though the vice‑president was not expected to stay at former President Donald Trump's Turnberry resort, according to Sky News.
USA Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- USA Today
JD Vance's working vacation to England riles some locals
CHARLBURY, England, Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance's working holiday in Britain was met with dismay by some locals on Tuesday, who gathered to register their disapproval of both his politics and the turmoil he has brought to their quiet corner of the English countryside. Vance has mixed work with leisure while in Britain, staying first with foreign minister David Lammy at the Chevening estate in Kent - where the two held a formal bilateral meeting after a spot of fishing - before moving on to the hamlet of Dean in Oxfordshire, in the picturesque Cotswolds. More: JD Vance to kick off UK visit with transatlantic tensions high On Tuesday, several dozen people, including activists from the Stop Trump Coalition, gathered in the nearby town of Charlbury to stage what they called a "Not Welcome Party". They posed with cake and signs including pro-Palestinian slogans and messages saying "Go Home." A van showing an unflattering manipulated image of a bald Vance drove around Charlbury. "We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of it will get through to Vance and the American press and to Ukraine, so people know what we stand for," said Brian Murray, 65, a retired tour guide. "The fact he is in our backyard gives us a great opportunity to have our voices heard." More: Will JD Vance run for president in 2028? VP pressed on potential White House bid Vance will meet on Tuesday evening with Robert Jenrick, a source in the opposition Conservative Party said. Jenrick was runner-up in the Conservative leadership contest last year, and is widely considered next in line for the job if it becomes available. The Telegraph newspaper said Vance would also meet Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party. Vance has developed a warm friendship with Labour's Lammy, officials said, with the two bonding over their difficult childhoods and shared Christian faith. Long a destination of the British elite - former British Prime Minister David Cameron lives in Dean - the Cotswolds is also becoming increasingly popular with wealthy Americans, some of whom moved to the region following the election win of President Donald Trump last year. TV personality Ellen DeGeneres has cited the election result as the reason behind her full-time relocation to the area. More: JD Vance reacts to brutal parody in latest 'South Park' episode Around Charlbury, motorcades roared along the narrow country lanes and cordons blocked off roads to Dean, rendering it inaccessible. While Tuesday's protest was unlikely to disrupt the vice president's trip, for some locals, Vance's politics and the disruption were too much to swallow. "It's a massive intrusion and it's not just the fact our lives are disrupted but it's who he is," said Jonathan Mazower, the head of communications for NGO Survival International, who owns one of Dean's 15 homes. "I feel and many others feel we can't allow someone like that to come into our village and not say something publicly against it." (Reporting by Aislinn Laing, Toby Melville and Marissa Davison; Editing by William James and Rosalba O'Brien)
The Sun
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
US VP Vance's Cotswolds visit sparks local protests in England
CHARLBURY (England): U.S. Vice President JD Vance's working holiday in Britain was met with dismay by some locals on Tuesday, who gathered to register their disapproval of both his politics and the turmoil he has brought to their quiet corner of the English countryside. Vance has mixed work with leisure while in Britain, staying first with foreign minister David Lammy at the Chevening estate in Kent - where the two held a formal bilateral meeting after a spot of fishing - before moving on to the hamlet of Dean in Oxfordshire, in the picturesque Cotswolds. On Tuesday, several dozen people, including activists from the Stop Trump Coalition, gathered in the nearby town of Charlbury to stage what they called a 'Not Welcome Party'. They posed with cake and signs including pro-Palestinian slogans and messages saying 'Go Home.' A van showing an unflattering manipulated image of a bald Vance drove around Charlbury. 'We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of it will get through to Vance and the American press and to Ukraine, so people know what we stand for,' said Brian Murray, 65, a retired tour guide. 'The fact he is in our backyard gives us a great opportunity to have our voices heard.' Vance will meet on Tuesday evening with Robert Jenrick, a source in the opposition Conservative Party said. Jenrick was runner-up in the Conservative leadership contest last year, and is widely considered next in line for the job if it becomes available. The Telegraph newspaper said Vance would also meet Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party. Vance has developed a warm friendship with Labour's Lammy, officials said, with the two bonding over their difficult childhoods and shared Christian faith. Long a destination of the British elite - former British Prime Minister David Cameron lives in Dean - the Cotswolds is also becoming increasingly popular with wealthy Americans, some of whom moved to the region following the election win of President Donald Trump last year. TV personality Ellen DeGeneres has cited the election result as the reason behind her full-time relocation to the area. Around Charlbury, motorcades roared along the narrow country lanes and cordons blocked off roads to Dean, rendering it inaccessible. While Tuesday's protest was unlikely to disrupt the vice president's trip, for some locals, Vance's politics and the disruption were too much to swallow. 'It's a massive intrusion and it's not just the fact our lives are disrupted but it's who he is,' said Jonathan Mazower, the head of communications for NGO Survival International, who owns one of Dean's 15 homes. 'I feel and many others feel we can't allow someone like that to come into our village and not say something publicly against it.' - Reuters
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Business
- Straits Times
US Vice President Vance's English getaway stirs up local opposition
People attend the \"Vance not welcome party\" protest, organised by Everybody Hates Elon and Stop Trump Coalition, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance spends his holiday nearby, in Charlbury, Cotswolds, Britain, August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville CHARLBURY, England - U.S. Vice President JD Vance's working holiday in Britain was met with dismay by some locals on Tuesday, who gathered to register their disapproval of both his politics and the turmoil he has brought to their quiet corner of the English countryside. Vance has mixed work with leisure while in Britain, staying first with foreign minister David Lammy at the Chevening estate in Kent - where the two held a formal bilateral meeting after a spot of fishing - before moving on to the hamlet of Dean in Oxfordshire, in the picturesque Cotswolds. On Tuesday, several dozen people, including activists from the Stop Trump Coalition, gathered in the nearby town of Charlbury to stage what they called a "Not Welcome Party". They posed with cake and signs including pro-Palestinian slogans and messages saying "Go Home." A van showing an unflattering manipulated image of a bald Vance drove around Charlbury. "We want to show our feelings, hopefully some of it will get through to Vance and the American press and to Ukraine, so people know what we stand for," said Brian Murray, 65, a retired tour guide. "The fact he is in our backyard gives us a great opportunity to have our voices heard." Vance will meet on Tuesday evening with Robert Jenrick, a source in the opposition Conservative Party said. Jenrick was runner-up in the Conservative leadership contest last year, and is widely considered next in line for the job if it becomes available. The Telegraph newspaper said Vance would also meet Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Luxury items seized in $3b money laundering case handed over to Deloitte for liquidation Singapore MyRepublic customers air concerns over broadband speed after sale to StarHub Singapore Power switchboard failure led to disruption in NEL, Sengkang-Punggol LRT services: SBS Transit Singapore NEL and Sengkang-Punggol LRT resume service after hours-long power fault Business Ninja Van cuts 12% of Singapore workforce after 2 rounds of layoffs in 2024 Singapore Hyflux investigator 'took advantage' of Olivia Lum's inability to recall events: Davinder Singh Singapore Man who stabbed son-in-law to death in Boon Tat Street in 2017 dies of heart attack, says daughter Singapore Man who stalked woman blasted by judge on appeal for asking scandalous questions in court Vance has developed a warm friendship with Labour's Lammy, officials said, with the two bonding over their difficult childhoods and shared Christian faith. Long a destination of the British elite - former British Prime Minister David Cameron lives in Dean - the Cotswolds is also becoming increasingly popular with wealthy Americans, some of whom moved to the region following the election win of President Donald Trump last year. TV personality Ellen DeGeneres has cited the election result as the reason behind her full-time relocation to the area. Around Charlbury, motorcades roared along the narrow country lanes and cordons blocked off roads to Dean, rendering it inaccessible. While Tuesday's protest was unlikely to disrupt the vice president's trip, for some locals, Vance's politics and the disruption were too much to swallow. "It's a massive intrusion and it's not just the fact our lives are disrupted but it's who he is," said Jonathan Mazower, the head of communications for NGO Survival International, who owns one of Dean's 15 homes. "I feel and many others feel we can't allow someone like that to come into our village and not say something publicly against it." REUTERS
