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US Vice President JD Vance Arrives at Prestwick Airport

Ahead of a luxury holiday, US Vice President JD Vance arrived at Prestwick Airport and will stay at Carnell Estates, drawing criticism from Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay for misinformation.
Earlier this year, JD Vance claimed the Scottish buffer zone law, which bans protests within 200m of clinics, was used against private prayer in homes, a mischaracterization criticized by MSP Gillian Mackay.
Police Scotland has activated a 'significant policing operation' to secure Carnell Estate, with airspace restrictions until Sunday and road closures nearby.
Mothers Against Genocide signalled it will stage a protest outside Carnell Estate where officers have been seen ahead of Vance's Wednesday visit.
Weeks after President Donald Trump’s five-day trip last month to Turnberry and Menie golf resorts in South Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire, the US State Department criticised “serious restrictions” on UK expression.

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JD Vance blasted for ‘lies’ about Scotland as he arrives in Ayrshire for luxury holiday

Scottish Green MSP Gillian Mackay has blasted the US Vice President JD Vance for telling lies about Scotland ahead of his arrival at a luxury estate in Ayrshire today. Vance made baseless claims during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that Haitian migrants were eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio. Not only that, but Mackay pointed out that Vance spread misinformation about Scotland’s new buffer zone law around abortion clinics back in…

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