JD Vance wades into Henry Nowak homicide row blaming his dying on immigration

The US Vice President said the circumstances of Henry Nowak’s death were symptoms of the downfall of British civilisation, and echoed Nigel Farage’s widely criticised comments

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JD Vance has waded into the row over the murder of Henry Nowak, blaming his death on immigration and saying it was a sign of the downfall of British civilisation.

The US Vice President claimed the police “neither trusted nor cared” for Mr Nowak, whose murder has been seized upon as a culture war issue by right wing politicians.

Violent protests erupted after Digwa claimed he had been the victim of a racial attack, while Mr Nowak was handcuffed by police who ignored his pleas that he could not breathe as he lay dying.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been accused of stirring up unrest – against the wishes of Mr Nowak’s family – by calling for “rage” in response to the tragedy.

Now Mr Vance, who has repeatedly criticised the UK, claiming a “backslide away from conscience rights has placed the basic liberties of religious Britons” under threat.

He has also suggested the UK is a “truly Islamist” country – a characterisation that was later dismissed by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner – and railed against what he described as “infringements on free speech” in Britain.

Yesterday the US State Department accused Britain of “two-tier policing” and “ideological conditioning”, which it said were “symptoms of civilisational decline.”

Today, Mr Vance doubled down on that line of attack.

Posting on X, Vance wrote: “Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit.

“His murder is as tragic as it is enraging. He should still be alive today, and he would be if the last few generations of European elites had stood their ground against the politics of self-hatred and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it.”

He echoed Mr Farage’s widely criticised language, saying: “The proper response – the only response – is righteous anger.”

Mr Vance added: “We love our civilisation. We love our country. We love our children. And nobody – nobody – should ever die the way that Henry Nowak died. May God comfort those who loved him, and may God rest his soul.”

A Downing Street spokeswoman later stressed a process was being followed to examine what happened in the case of Mr Nowak and said the Prime Minister recognises the case had prompted “huge public concern”.

But she added: “We do reject any suggestion of two-tier policing across the United Kingdom.”

Asked about the UK’s relationship with US, she said: “As ever, it is incredibly strong.”