UK has become an ’authoritarian regime’, US author says

American author and journalist Lionel Shriver says she is “distressed“ about what is happening to Britain. The UK citizen tells Trevor Phillips she is “despairing on Britain’s account“, as the country seems to have adopted the conflicts of another country - the US. Asked what she thinks about some government decisions, such as Rishi Sunak wanting to stop people from smoking, she described Britain as a “heavy-handed nanny state“. Politics latest: #6481172 #unitedstates #ukpolitics #skynewspunjab SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: @skynews For more content go to and download our apps: Apple Android Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: