The US State Department has waded into a British political storm that has erupted over the murder of a student in England, condemning what it calls "ideological conditioning and two-tiered policing" as a symptom of civilisational decline.
In 2025, Henry Nowak, an 18-year-old white man, was handcuffed by police as he lay dying from stab wounds after his killer falsely alleged a racist attack.
The killer, a Sikh man, was sentenced on Monday to life in prison.