What JD Vance told me: UK politics, Donald Trump and cat ladies

Vice-President JD Vance has said there is something very broken about British politics and that he hopes Andy Burnham can figure out how to get Britain back on track. He has spoken exclusively to Katy Balls for the Sunday Times.

They also discussed:

• Social media spats: does he regret the childless cat ladies comment?
• His faith and how it's changed him.
• And has Donald Trump read his book?

Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday Times

Gerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street Journal

Read more: https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/jd-vance-interview-katy-balls-gv9z738fc

Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson

Executive producer: Molly Guinness

Picture: Getty Images

Audio: Reuters, Fox News

00:00 Introduction: Inside the Exclusive JD Vance Interview

00:38 Is Britain Broken? JD Vance’s Blunt Take on UK Leadership

01:47 The Truth Behind Vance's Fractured Relationship with Europe

03:53 An Anglophile at Heart? Decoding Vance’s True Motives

05:27 Revisiting the "Childless Cat Ladies" Controversy & Regrets

06:39 A Millennial VP: Social Media Fights, Faith and Persona

07:47 A Surprise Turn on Ukraine: Why Vance is Shifting Focus

09:07 Has Donald Trump Read JD Vance’s New Book?

10:30 The Road to 2028: Is JD Vance Too Polarising to Win?

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