US election 2024: PM Starmer congratulates Trump on election victory

Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump after securing a second term in the American presidential election.

Trump will return to the White House after securing victories in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, states Biden won in 2020, as well as North Carolina.

The former president also leads in Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan and is on track to win the popular vote, a feat he did not achieve in his 2016 victory.

Congratulations President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory.

I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. pic.twitter.com/QYHLd4k4EG

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) November 6, 2024

Prime Minister Starmer congratulated the president-elect and said he looked forward to working with him in the years ahead.

He said: “As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.

“From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has also congratulated Trump and said: “The UK has no greater friend than the US, with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 80 years.”

Leads for Harris in the Midwest states evaporated as the night went on and the votes were counted, leaving the Harris campaign without a pathway to victory.

The election had been expected to be a close race, with polling putting Harris and Trump almost neck and neck across all seven of the key battleground states.

Trump now becomes the first president since Grover Cleveland to secure a non-consecutive second term.

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