Gordon Brown offers support to Lorenzo

PM Gordon Brown has said that he supports Ruth Lorenzo's decision to not sing in Spanish on The X Factor.

The Labour Party leader watches the show with his wife Sarah and two children and recently sent letters to all the contestants to thank them for their charity single 'Hero'.

In his letter to Lorenzo, Brown told the singer to keep rebelling against Simon Cowell's pleas for her to perform in her native tongue.

"Keep singing in English, girl," said Brown. "You're doing a great job! Going against Simon."

It was revealed earlier this month that Brown had praised Daniel Evans for standing up to the judges on the show.