LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn received a surprise celebrity endorsement yesterday from actor Danny DeVito.

The star of stage and screen, known for his staunch US Democratic politics, said “he would make a great PM — way better than Cameron.”

Mr DeVito, who came to fame in the long-running and much-loved sitcom Taxi, recently endorsed US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders by introducing the Democratic candidate at a rally in Missouri last month.

Speaking at an event for the Motion Picture and Television Fund in Los Angeles, Mr DeVito said he was also a “big-time” supporter of Mr Corbyn.

“I like the idea of people telling the truth. I like them to get to the bottom of things. In our government we have a lot of subterfuge,” he told reporters.

“Now we’ve got the Panama thing. What is it? Why doesn’t anybody want to pay taxes and just fix the country and make everybody have a good life? It’s really crazy.”

DeVito also took the opportunity to criticise former prime minister Tony Blair.

“Look at your history, for crying out loud,” he said.

“A little sketchy guy hanging out with George Bush. What was his name? Blair.”