Emily Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosting US Vice President Mike Pence, said:

“Boris Johnson must finally show the backbone he has lacked in all his previous dealings with the Trump administration. The Prime Minister must stand up to them on Climate Change, on the Iran nuclear deal, and their wilful worsening of division and humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, but also stand up to Mike Pence personally regarding his abhorrent views on the LGBT+ community and the reproductive rights of women.”

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Notes to Editors

• Announcing the trip, Pence’s office said the trip to take place on Thursday (5^th September) would ‘focus on strengthening and expanding our bilateral economic relationship following the UK’s departure from the European Union, countering Iranian aggression in the Middle East and beyond, and addressing the threat of Chinese malign influence, including in the development of 5G telecommunications networks.’ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/vice-president-mike-pence-travel-iceland-united-kingdom-ireland/