U.S. Vice President JD Vance, in an interview published by The Sunday Times, addressed the political turmoil in the United Kingdom following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation on June 22. With the nation set to welcome its seventh prime minister in a decade, Vance asserted that Britain's leadership has repeatedly let the country down and that its political system is fundamentally dysfunctional. He expressed hope that the next leader—widely expected to be former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham—can revive the nation's trajectory. Vance's comments, which also touched on the strength of the U.S.-UK alliance, come amid broader transatlantic frictions over issues such as trade and security policy.