The White House has issued a scathing attack on Sir Keir Starmer as he is refusing to ban first cousin marriages.
Sarah Rogers who is Donald Trumps’ free speech Tsar posted a clip of a debate in Parliament of the practice of first cousin marriages.
Rogers shared on X, I’ve received some questions about what we mean, in our National Security Strategy, when we invoke ‘civilisational’ concerns. So I’m tweeting a relevant news item.”
In December 2025 the US President warned that Europe in facing “civilisation erasure” and he then questioned how reliable they are as allies.
The video shows a Tory MP warning about the health implications of first cousin marriages with their children.
I’ve received some questions about what we mean, in our National Security Strategy, when we invoke “civilizational” concerns. So I’m tweeting a relevant news item. https://t.co/7XKpGY3JGf
— Under Secretary of State Sarah B. Rogers (@UnderSecPD) January 11, 2026
The Tory MP said, “On Friday, this Government has a chance to let my bill go through to ban first-cousin marriage to committee stage. Will the Prime Minister think again before instructing his whips to block this legislation?”
The Prime Minister replied: “We’ve taken our position on that bill, thank you.”
Rogers added, “Since we know the British Government wants to make sure women are safe both online and offline (thus contemplating a Russia-style X ban, to protect them from bikini images), here’s more from Wikipedia on cousin marriage – and its connection to honour killing.
“A sardonic reader might wonder whether Ofcom’s response to such affronts would be ‘ban Wikipedia’.
“You don’t need to wonder! All wikis face an uncertain future in Britain if they allow anonymous editing.”
The Health Secretary Wes Streeting has warned of first cousin marriages, he said, “The medical science and evidence is clear.
“First-cousin marriages are high risk and unsafe; we see the genetic defects it causes, the harm that it causes.”
