Bono to the UK: 'We had four members of U2 in 40 years, you had four chancellors in four months'

U2 frontman Bono has urged the UK to start 'leading the world' again

U2 frontman Bono has urged the UK to start leading the world again (Lorraine O’Sullivan/PA)

U2 frontman Bono has urged Britain to start leading the world again after claiming their government has been overtaken by “free market fundamentalists”.

The Irish singer praised successive British governments for helping tackle world debt, fighting HIV/Aids and ending global poverty — particularly during the years of Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.