Police wanted to release statement during trial of Henry Nowak’s killer – UK politics live

The local police force wanted to address what it described as online ‘disinformation’ during active court proceedings against Vickrum Digwa, a report said

On Friday evening, the US vice-president, JD Vance, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/us-diplomats-response-to-henry-nowak-incendiary">blamed Henry Nowak’s murder on the “mass invasion of migrants” and said the “only response” was “righteous anger”, prompting a rebuke from Downing Street which hit out at “people trying to interfere in our democracy and seeking to stir up division”.

The UK justice secretary and deputy prime minister, David Lammy, revealed to Sky News’ Trevor Phillips that he spoke to Vance yesterday following his intervention.

Lammy, who is rumoured to be good friends with the vice-president, said:

I spoke to the vice president yesterday, and I wanted to emphasise a number of things.

The first is that our democratic process is working well.

This young man has been convicted.

There is an investigation into the police by the Independent Police (Conduct)Authority.