Richardson, reelected with 69% of the vote, says he aims to reduce the share of his state's population that is without health insurance by using the carrot-and-stick approach Massachusetts took this year under Romney.
Mr McCluskey said he feared David Cameron could be elected on a message of "stick with us in difficult times", suggesting this was the successful approach used by President Obama last year.
The European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan are all expected to stick to ultra-easy monetary policy at meetings this week, following on from reassurances by U.S. Federal Reserve officials that their stimulus program remains in place.