Vance hopes Burnham delivers ‘structural change’ amid ‘broken’ UK politics

US Vice-President J.D. Vance said Britain had been “failed by its ⁠leadership for a long ⁠time”, adding that he hoped the country’s ⁠next prime minister could deliver the structural change voters were seeking after years of political turmoil.In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Vance said frequent changes of government pointed to deeper problems in British politics.Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced last month he ‌would step down after two years in office, paving the way for Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade. Lawmaker Andy Burnham is widely expected to succeed Starmer after emerging as the sole candidate to replace the outgoing leader.