Sombre mood at event for UK-based Democrats in London

There was a sombre temper astatine a gathering of Democratic Party supporters successful London amid interest implicit Donald Trump’s pb successful the US statesmanlike election.

Hundreds of UK-based Democrats had gathered astatine a cardinal London barroom from 7pm connected Tuesday to enactment Kamala Harris.

An initially jovial ambiance turned to anxiety, arsenic attendees stared astatine tv screens and desperately refreshed their phones for the latest updates connected the election.

By 4.30am connected Wednesday, galore of those contiguous astatine the Democrats Abroad UK lawsuit looked despondent, with immoderate appearing adjacent to tears arsenic Ms Harris’s prospects of triumph narrowed.

Earlier successful the morning, the venue went virtually soundless arsenic a tv web showed Donald Trump narrowly up successful plaything states.

Some Democrats held their caput successful their hands arsenic interest dispersed that Ms Harris was not doing good capable successful the captious battleground states.

There were shouts of “No, that can’t beryllium right” arsenic projections connected CNN showed Mr Trump powerfully up among Latino voters successful Michigan.

Those arriving astatine the lawsuit had appeared successful bully spirits connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic they gathered to ticker predetermination sum astatine the bar, which was decked successful red, achromatic and bluish banners.

The fig of attendees dropped passim the nighttime arsenic astir headed location to slumber earlier astir of the plaything states were called.

One Democrat astatine the gathering wore a T-shirt with “Abortion is healthcare” written connected it, portion others brought their dogs to the event.

People posed for photographs with a cardboard cutout of Ms Harris, portion others handed retired “I voted” stickers.

Democrats Abroad UK seat Kristin Wolfe said her enactment had an overseas “get retired the vote” effort that is “second to none”.

Many of those attending the lawsuit wore Harris and Walz badges and hats, portion others wore “When we vote, we win!” T-shirts.

Ms Wolfe, who was raised successful Milwaukee and votes successful the battleground authorities of Wisconsin, added: “We cognize that successful 2020 the overseas ballot was what turned the contention successful Arizona and Georgia.

“What we chose to bash successful this predetermination rhythm due to the fact that of that was to dedicate each of our resources to turning retired battleground authorities voters successful our organisation and astir the world.”

Organisers asked those attending to cheer if they thought they could enactment astatine the barroom until midnight, and adjacent louder if they could past until the event’s extremity clip of 11am connected Wednesday.

Addressing Democratic supporters, Ms Wolfe said: “Let’s person a large clip tonight. Get immoderate anxious bits retired of your strategy close now.

“You are among friends. We are present to triumph this thing, we person near nary chromatic unturned.

“Let’s bash it. Let’s go, Democrats.”