Kemi Badenoch says

Her comments on Sunday Telegraph come after US Vice President JD Vance, the allegations of expression of freedom of expression was “in retreat” in the UK and a wider Europe.

Badenoch called on the British to “fight” for freedom of expression, saying that she supported those who “question the status quo”.

“Free speech is valuable – and under threat. We have to fight for this. He disputes the dangerous Orthodox and sparks change, “she said.

Badenoch – who also said he “hates the cancellation of culture”, believes that the government has exceeded while trying to protect people from “perceived” harm.

“The rules for the protection of” perceived “people have exceeded. Being upset or offended should not be a problem for the state, “she said.

“The silence of freedom of expression is damaging to democracy, culture and individual resilience. Without free speech, fake ideas flourish undeniable. “

The Vice President’s comments were made at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.

Vance claims that the erosion of freedom of expression is a greater threat to the United Kingdom from Russia or China.

He also criticized the United Kingdom for a legal work, in which a former serviceman who is silently praying outside the abortion clinic has been convicted of breaching the safe zone around the center.

In a broader attack against what he has suggested, it is a deviation from democratic values ​​throughout Europe, J.

He referred to the sentence of 51-year-old Adam Smith-Koner, who denied it, but was found guilty last year that he did not comply with an order for the protection of public space at the Bournemut Center in November 2022.

Speaking to the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Vance said that “very dear friends of the United Kingdom” seems to have seen “discounts on the rights of conscience”.