US Vice President JD Vance has hailed US troops in Britain during a visit to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

Speaking to soldiers about the UK-US mission for "peace and prosperity", he said: "If you look at the long sweep of history, every time something big happens for the world, every time a great victory is won for freedom and for peace and for prosperity, the Brits and the Americans that do it together. And we win every single time we go to war together.

"From all of us back home in the United States, for all the people that you serve with, that you fight for, that you make it possible to live the American dream and peace and prosperity. We are proud of you. We are grateful for you. And as your Vice President, I am damn proud to be here with you today. God bless every single one of you."