JD Vance’s ‘British Sherpa’ claims UK jails more over free speech than Russia

JD Vance’s ‘British Sherpa’ claims UK jails more over free speech than Russia

A Cambridge University professor whom JD Vance described as his "British Sherpa" has claimed that "more people have got into trouble in the UK for free speech offences" than in Vladimir Putin's Russia. Dr James Orr, an associate professor of philosophy of religion, is a close friend of the US vice president. His remarks came after Mr Vance said during a speech at the Munich Security Conference that European governments, including the UK’s, had r…