US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s administration has attacked Britain for “serious restrictions” on free speech over the past year.

It said that “the human rights situation worsened in the United Kingdom” during 2024.

A US State Department report cites attempts to “chill speech” online in the wake of last summer’s Southport attack as well as the recent Online Safety Act that polices content on the internet.

The report said: “Significant human rights issues included credible reports of serious restrictions on freedom of expression, including enforcement of or threat of criminal or civil laws in order to limit expression; and crimes, violence, or threats of violence motivated by antisemitism.”

One section also highlights arrests made in the wake of the Southport murders following social media

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