The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on winning the 2024 United States Presidential election.
While Trump is yet to be officially declared winner, results from the polling units in the early hours of Tuesday indicated the Republican party candidate is currently leading his rival ,Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party with over five million votes with 68, 927, 274 votes representing 51.2% against Harris who 63, 822,478 representing 41.2% votes with votes counting still ongoing.
In his message to Trump, Starmer said he was looking forward to ‘working with you in years ahead.’
“As closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our 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 the other side of the Atlantic for years to come,” he wrote.