The US Vice-President JD Vance said he hoped Andy Burnham, widely expected to be the next British PM, would deliver the ‘significant change’ Brits want
Outspoken JD Vance reckons Britain is an “amazing country” that has “been failed by its leadership for a long time”. The US Vice-President said he hoped Andy Burnham would deliver the “significant structural change” that Brits were “crying out for”.
And he insisted Donald Trump was ready to work with “whoever is the prime minister” and called Britain “one of our closest and most important allies”.
He said: “What I see is six prime ministers in the last few years. What that says to me is that something is very broken about British politics and that people are really crying out for significant structural change.
“I hope that Andy Burnham – and if not Andy Burnham, somebody else – is able to deliver it. Because Britain is such a beautiful country, such an amazing place.”
Elsewhere, deputy Labour leader Lucy Powell vowed Burnham’s radical plans for No 10 North will spark a “very powerful reorganisation of government”.
The wannabe PM has said the No 10 North in Manchester will drive devolution of powers across the nation. And Manchester MP Powell said there would be a “horses for courses” approach to devolution.
She said: “We have a particular economy here that began in computing and digital, for example. We’ve got a real knowledge economy here, advanced manufacturing as part of that too.
“Other places have got an economy that maybe is built around nuclear power or shipbuilding or renewable energy or an economy built around a university or different things.
“So it’s not a one size fits all and that’s the whole point about putting place first and giving places the power to to set out their own long-term vision of their area and bring in the investment.”
Burnham recently beat Nigel Farage in his first big political test – a poll of who voters would most like to have a pint with. The Labour MP came out on top with 34% voting for him. By contrast, just 28% of people picked the Reform UK leader, who is often seen with a fag and a beer in hand in photos.