US vice president JD Vance has encouraged opponents of immigration in the UK to "keep on going" and called on Britain to follow America in protecting its borders.Rejecting claims of racism, the Republican politician said it was "OK to want to defend your culture" and reasonable for people "to want to control who comes into their country".A gunman armed with "multiple weapons" who tried to charge a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was "a lone wolf whack job", according to the US preside

US vice president JD Vance has encouraged opponents of immigration in the UK to "keep on going" and called on Britain to follow America in protecting its borders.Rejecting claims of racism, the Republican politician said it was "OK to want to defend your culture" and reasonable for people "to want to control who comes into their country".A gunman armed with "multiple weapons" who tried to charge a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was "a lone wolf whack job", according to the US president.The White House Correspondents' Association dinner was thrown into chaos by the attack on Saturday night and saw the American leader, who has been the previous target of an assassination attempt, swiftly evacuated by secret service agents along with other senior members of the administration.