Lord Alli's old friend tipped become US ambassador
by Andy Jehring · Mail OnlineInfluential Labour donor Lord Alli has close links to the woman tipped to become the next US ambassador.
Valerie Amos has enjoyed a decades-long friendship with the millionaire who has come under scrutiny for his grip on Sir Keir Starmer's Government.
She is now widely thought to be a frontrunner to go to Washington, further adding to the questions of Lord Alli's reach.
He has donated £700,000 to the Labour Party, giving Sir Keir £16,200 for clothes and £2,485 for glasses, made clothing donations to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor Rachel Reeves and was granted unrestricted access to No10.
Baroness Amos, a Labour peer, is a former UN under-secretary general and Cabinet minister under Sir Tony Blair.
She and Lord Alli are patrons of the Amos Bursary, a charity she co-founded. He has attended its fundraising galas and they both have Guyanese heritage.
Baroness Amos is now tipped to become Britain's woman in Washington.
A source told The Sunday Telegraph: 'Valerie Amos's name comes up a lot. She is very, very smart and would be a good appointment.'
A diplomatic source added: 'I think she is an increasingly popular choice in diplomatic circles.' The Amos Bursary said: 'We do not comment on our patrons.'
The Daily Mail asked Lord Alli to comment.