US Vice-President JD Vance and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth used the killing of UK teenager Henry Nowak to accuse Keir Starmer’s government of failing to control migration, claiming Europe lacks the “political will” to defend sovereignty. Net migration to Britain nearly halved between 2024 and 2025, with small-boat crossings also down.

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The comments came during D-Day commemorations in Normandy, where Hegseth warned that “European beaches are being stormed by...