Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS Vice President JD Vance criticised Britain's political landscape, saying the country has been “failed by its leadership” and that its system is “very broken”, evidenced by seven prime ministers in a decade. Vance expressed concern following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation and the potential for Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader, hoping the new prime minister can “get Britain back on track”.Despite admitting limited knowledge of Andy Burnham, Vance affirmed the UK's status as one of the US's “closest and most important allies”, pledging successful cooperation with the new leader. His comments follow months of US-European tensions over issues such as Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland and perceived insufficient NATO support in the Strait of Hormuz. Vance also addressed past controversial remarks made at the Munich Security Conference concerning European migration and the death of Henry Nowak, explaining they were made from a perspective of “love and admiration”. In fullJD Vance says Britain has been ‘failed by its leadership’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

‘Something is very broken about British politics,’ said the US vice president

The two leaders repeatedly stressed the importance of the US-UK "special relationship" despite disagreements over issues including Iran, Gaza and Ukraine, while also securing…

The US vice-president said the next prime minister must figure out ‘how to get Britain back on track’.

Lawmaker Andy Burnham is widely expected to succeed Starmer after emerging as the sole candidate to replace the outgoing leader.

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US vice president JD Vance has branded Britain’s politics "broken", saying its revolving door of prime ministers reflects economic failure

Burnham is set to be the seventh UK Prime Minister in ten years, and Vance says this decade-long churn of leaders indicates 'something is very broken about British politics'.

While he called Britain "amazing," Vance said there appeared to him to be something "very broken about British politics".

Pur definendo il Regno Unito "straordinario", Vance ha affermato che, a suo avviso, c’è qualcosa di "profondamente sbagliato" nella politica britannica