Sir Keir Starmer has joined world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump after he declared victory in the US presidential election.
The UK prime minister said he looked forward to working with Mr Trump in the years ahead and said the relationship between the UK and US will “continue to prosper”.
“As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise,” he added.
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Elsewhere, Ukraine‘s President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said he looked forward to “an era of a strong United States of America under President Trump’s decisive leadership”.
There had been questions about whether the US would continue supporting Ukraine, after former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said a Trump win would probably be bad news for the country, which was invaded by Russia in 2022.
But Mr Zelenskyy said in a meeting with Mr Trump in September that the pair “discussed in detail the Ukraine-US strategic partnership, the victory plan, and ways to put an end to Russian aggression against Ukraine”.
Image: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) with Donald Trump. Pic: Reuters
Asked during the election campaign how he would support Israel in its war against Hamas if re-elected, Mr Trump said: “Nobody’s done what I’ve done for Israel.”
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Mr Netanyahu dubbed Mr Trump’s win “history’s greatest comeback”, which offered “a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America”.
Hamas said Mr Trump’s victory “puts him to the test” on his claims he could stop the war within hours.
Image: President Trump with Israel’s prime minister Netanyahu. Pic: Reuters
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President Macron said he was “ready to work together” with Mr Trump, while Mr Orban called it a “much needed victory for the world”.
Turkey‘s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan commended Mr Trump for winning “a great battle” and said he believed “more efforts will be given for a fairer world”.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his “friend” on his “historic election victory”.
And Egypt‘s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi said he looked forward to work together to “establish peace” and “maintain regional peace and stability”.
During his first term in office, Mr Trump threatened to withdraw from the NATO alliance.
But its secretary general Mark Rutte said on Wednesday his leadership would be “key to keeping our alliance strong”.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen “warmly” congratulated Mr Trump and said the European Union and the US were “more than just allies”.
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