PASir Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said he looked forward to working with the president-elect in the coming years.
The Prime Minister said: “As our closest allies, we stand side by side to defend our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.”
Foreign Secretary David Lamy and opposition leaders Kemi Badenock and Nigel Farage also offered their congratulations.
However, other British politicians were more scathing, with the Liberal Democrats’ Sir Ed Davey calling the results a “dark day”.
Trump’s victory was confirmed on Wednesday morning when the Republican candidate secured the more than 270 electoral votes needed to win the US presidency.
Sir Keir said in a statement: “I look forward to working with you over the coming years.
“From growth and security to innovation and technology, I know the special UK-US relationship will continue to thrive on both sides of the Atlantic in the coming years.”
In a social media post, British Foreign Secretary David Lamy said, “Britain has no better friend than the United States, and both sides of the Atlantic have cherished this special relationship for more than 80 years.”
He added that he looked forward to working with Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance.
While in opposition, Lamy has been very critical of Trump for labeling him a “sociopath with neo-Nazi sympathies.”
However, since becoming foreign secretary, he has sought to build a relationship with Trump and his team.
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney offered his congratulations, saying Scotland and the United States had “many social, cultural and economic links”.
“In this relationship, we will steadfastly stand up for our values of fairness, democracy and equality – the ideals on which America was founded.”
“The world faces many serious challenges, and I look forward to our two countries working together to address them,” newly elected Conservative leader Kemi Badenock said.
Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Reform Party and a friend of Trump, said the president-elect was “a true friend of Britain” and urged the prime minister to “roll out the red carpet” for him.
“This is a huge opportunity worth taking.”
He told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” program that Trump would be a “real radical” who would “take a stand against an executive-bureaucratic state that is too big, too powerful and actually very undemocratic.” launch a massive counterattack.”
Other British opposition leaders were more scathing in their criticism. Sir Ed Davey election results “This is a very, very dark day for people around the world.”
“The world’s largest economy and most powerful military will be led by a dangerous and destructive demagogue.
“Repairing the UK’s broken relationship with the EU is more urgent than ever – we must strengthen trade and defense co-operation across Europe to help protect ourselves from the damage caused by Trump.”
Green Party co-leader Kara Denyer called Trump a “dangerous bigot, bully and liar.”
“On this dark day, we stand with all American citizens who fear the convicted criminals and fascists in the White House.
“We stand with all those around the world who feared this moment and must now live with its consequences, including those in Gaza and Ukraine.”
Dear Labor Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, He has clashed with Trump many times, It said many Londoners would be “anxious” and “terrified” about what the election result would mean for democracy, women’s rights, the Middle East, Ukraine or tackling the climate crisis.
“The lesson of today is that progress is not inevitable. But it is more important than ever to uphold our progressive values - to recommit to building a world that rejects racism and hatred, upholds the fundamental rights of women and girls, and as we continue to confront the climate change crisis .
Lord Philip Hammond, who served as foreign secretary and chancellor of the exchequer during Trump’s last term as president, said “Whitehall will take a deep breath” as they “try to understand how this new government is going to work”.
He also said that “the biggest concern for the Foreign Office and Number 10 is Sir Keir Starmer’s place on the list of people the president-elect will speak to in the coming hours”.
