LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticised President Donald Trump's remarks blaming “both sides” in weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, declaring that there's “no equivalence” between the two groups.
Britain's leader, speaking in Portsmouth on Wednesday at the unveiling of the nation's new aircraft carrier, rebuffed Mr Trump's comments, underscoring that she saw “no equivalence between those who propound fascist views and those who oppose them.”
She did not criticise the US president by name, but said it was incumbent upon leaders to counter far-right views “wherever we hear them”.
Other senior politicians in Britain have also criticised Mr Trump. Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson tweeted that Mr Trump had defended “Nazis, fascists and racists. For shame.”
Earlier report: Turmoil in Virginia touches a nerve across US
