WASHINGTON— As the United Kingdom negotiates a trade deal with the United States, the country’s leaders are grappling with a new understanding of the “Special Relationship” — namely, that President Donald Trump’s administration is very serious about European nations respecting the rights of their citizens.
Vice President JD Vance roundly condemned Britain’s prosecution of pro-life activists in February, and over the weekend, the State Department announced that it is monitoring the case of Livia Tossici-Bolt, a woman prosecuted for holding a sign near a Bournemouth abortion clinic that reads: “Here to talk if you want.”
“U.S.-UK relations share a mutual respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms,” the State Department’s Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor Bureau said in a statement. “However, as Vice President Vance has said, we are concerned about freedom…
