PM says UK-US special relationship will ‘continue to prosper for years to come’

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Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said that “as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”.

Starmer said the UK-US special relationship would “continue to prosper” after Trump’s win.