"There have been infringements on free speech that actually impact not just the British… but also impact American technology companies and by extension American citizens," Vance told Starmer and the reporters in the room.

"So that is something that we'll talk about today at lunch."

Starmer, clearly irked by the comments responded, "We've had free speech for a very very long time in the United Kingdom and it will last for a very very long time," adding that he is "proud" of his stance on free speech.

Tell that to the millions of people he labelled as "far right" merely for expressing opinions he dislikes, or those that have been arrested and imprisoned for posting their opinions on Facebook or merely sharing memes.

The head of UK police even threatened Americans, saying "we'll come after you" should they decide to share their wrongthink opinions on UK events.

This came to a head last year when people took to the streets after the horrific murder of three little girls by a second generation Rwandan migrant.