Boston: The view on the US election from Britain’s Brexit capital

“He’s straightforward, he tells people what he thinks,” he said.

Asked what impact he could have if he stood for election in Britain, Mr King added: “I think he would do a good job.”

Opinion polls have claimed a majority of British voters do not want to see Mr Trump back in the Oval Office.

A You Gov poll published in October suggested almost two-thirds of Britons wanted Kamala Harris to become the next US President.

Though Boston might seem like natural Trump territory based on voting history, some who spoke to the BBC were in favour of the Democrat nominee, particularly younger women.

“America desperately needs a female president,” said one female charity fundraiser who was drumming up support in the town centre.

Julian Cunnington, who has lived in Boston all his life, agreed.

“She is probably in the better interests of the American people in the future,” the 67-year-old added.