US accused of meddling in British politics with $500,000 grant for ‘public education’ courses

The US embassy in London is offering grants of up to half a million dollars for new public education programs, a move that has been criticized as interference in British domestic politics. The Guardian reports the funding notice seeks to foster a national conversation about 'shared civilizational values' underlying US-UK ties, with priority given to programs celebrating freedom of speech and limited government—concepts the pro-Trump MAGA movement has sought to claim as its own.

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