UK-US relationship to reach 'next level' under Donald Trump, says Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump up of his inauguration and said that the alleged peculiar narration “will proceed to flourish for years to come”.

The Prime Minister paid tribute to the “depth of friendship” betwixt the 47th president and the UK, and pledged to proceed to “work unneurotic to guarantee the occurrence of some our countries and present for radical connected some sides of the Atlantic”.

UK politicians including Nigel Farage are successful the American superior up of the ceremonies, but questions stay implicit what interaction the 2nd Trump presidency volition person connected economies crossed the satellite if helium follows done connected threats to instrumentality tariffs.

In a connection connected Sunday evening, the Prime Minister sent his congratulations to Mr Trump.

“For centuries, the narration betwixt our 2 nations has been 1 of collaboration, practice and enduring partnership. It is simply a uniquely adjacent bond,” Sir Keir said.

“Together, we person defended the satellite from tyranny and worked towards our communal information and prosperity.”

The Prime Minister and the president-elect met successful New York successful September astatine Trump Tower, up of the US election, and astatine the clip Sir Keir said helium is simply a “great believer successful idiosyncratic relations connected the planetary stage”.

Sir Keir added connected Sunday: “Since our archetypal gathering successful September, the President and I person spoken astir the request to deepen and put successful the transatlantic relationship.

“We volition proceed to physique upon the unshakeable foundations of our historical confederation arsenic we tackle unneurotic the planetary challenges we look and instrumentality our concern to the adjacent level focused connected shared opportunities up for growth.

“I look guardant to our adjacent gathering arsenic we proceed our shared ngo to guarantee the peace, prosperity and information of our 2 large nations.

“The peculiar narration betwixt the United Kingdom and United States volition proceed to flourish for years to come.”

The Associated Press quality bureau reported connected Sunday evening that supporters of Mr Trump filled the Capital One Arena for the pre-inauguration rally.

“Tomorrow, astatine noon, the curtain closes connected 4 agelong years of American decline, and we statesman a brand-new time of American spot and prosperity, dignity and pride,” Mr Trump told supporters.

He added: “We not lone won a mandate, but we built a caller American bulk that volition pb our state to occurrence for generations to come.”

A fig of UK governmental figures person gathered successful Washington DC up of the inauguration – the Government volition beryllium represented by outgoing ambassador to the US Dame Karen Pierce.

Shadow overseas caput Dame Priti Patel and Reform UK person Nigel Farage are among the UK governmental figures successful Washington up of Monday’s ceremonies.

In a video posted connected X connected Saturday, Dame Priti said she was determination to correspond the Conservative Party, with whom the Republicans person a “decades-long relationship”.

She added: “Post-inauguration, our parties volition proceed to enactment unneurotic connected those shared values to unafraid prosperity and state crossed the globe.”

Clacton MP Mr Farage shared an representation of himself successful beforehand of the illuminated White House connected Friday evening, alongside 3 US flags.

There are questions implicit what the 2nd Trump presidency could mean for countries and economies astir the globe if the president goes up with promised tariffs connected US imports.

A Cabinet curate suggested connected Sunday that the Government “has prepared for each scenarios” successful presumption of tariffs.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said “we request to spot what the Trump medication do” but besides that Mr Trump is “well known for wanting to bash a bully deal”.

When asked astir tariffs, Mr Jones told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: “Well, look, arsenic you would expect, the Government has prepared for each scenarios.

“They’re hypothetical astatine this stage, we request to spot what the Trump medication do.”