Britain ‘failed by its leadership for a long time’, says US vice president
04-07-2026 22:11 via standard.co.uk

Britain ‘failed by its leadership for a long time’, says US vice president

The turnover of UK leaders in recent years indicates ‘something is very broken about British politics’, according to JD Vance
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