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Mike Johnson: “The US stands with the UK as you work to free him [Jimmy…”

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Speaker Johnson Delivers Address to U.K. Parliament

Published January 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 18:26

And those being unjustly persecuted for exercising those freedoms, such as Jimmy Lai, the British national being held in Hong Kong, must be defended. And The US stands with the UK as you work to free him [Jimmy Lai]. As we chart our renewal, America has no intention of walking alone. In fact, to do so would be self defeating. More than ever before. (18:26–18:30)

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Asserts US support for the UK in efforts to free Jimmy Lai.

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