US election 2024: Sadiq Khan leads backlash at Trump win as Ed Davey calls him 'dangerous'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump's predetermination shows advancement 'is not inevitable' portion Lib Dem person Sir Ed Davey called him a 'dangerous, destructive demagogue'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump's electon shows advancement "is not inevitable" successful the battles with racism, clime alteration and for women's rights.

Mr Khan, who had a long-running enactment with Trump during his archetypal word successful the White House, said that galore astir the satellite volition beryllium feeling "fearful". The Republican, who is simply a convicted felon, declated triumph successful the aboriginal hours of the morning.

Meanwhile Lib Dem person Sir Ed Davey said it is simply a "dark, acheronian day" and branded Trump a "dangerous, destructive demagogue". Tens of thousands turned retired to protestation successful London connected Trump's past authoritative sojourn to the UK, with a immense blimp depicting him arsenic a elephantine babe flown supra the capital.

The 78-year-old is apt to look akin scenes adjacent clip helium comes. Mr Khan said: "I cognize that galore Londoners volition beryllium anxious astir the result of the US statesmanlike election.

"Many volition beryllium fearful astir what it volition mean for ideology and for women's rights, oregon however the effect impacts the concern successful the Middle East oregon the destiny of Ukraine. Others volition beryllium disquieted astir the aboriginal of Nato oregon tackling the clime crisis."

Mr Khan went on: "The acquisition of contiguous is that advancement is not inevitable.

"But asserting our progressive values is much important than ever - re-committing to gathering a world wherever racism and hatred is rejected, the cardinal rights of women and girls are upheld, and wherever we proceed to tackle the situation of clime alteration caput on."

There has agelong been atrocious humor betwixt the Labour London Mayor and Trump. Mr Khan criticised his attitudes toward Muslims and called for his sojourn to the UK to beryllium cancelled.

The then-US President - who besides made misleading claims astir Mr Khan's effect to the London Bridge panic onslaught -described the Mayor arsenic “a chromatic acold loser” and “very dumb”.

Following Trump's triumph declaration, Lib Dem person Sir Ed deed out. He said: "This is simply a dark, acheronian time for radical astir the globe. The world’s largest system and astir almighty subject volition beryllium led by a dangerous, destructive demagogue.

"The adjacent President of the United States is simply a antheral who actively undermines the regularisation of law, quality rights, planetary trade, clime enactment and planetary security. Millions of Americans – particularly women and minorities – volition beryllium incredibly fearful astir what comes next. We basal with them.

"Families crossed the UK volition besides beryllium worrying astir the harm Trump volition bash to our system and our nationalist security, fixed his grounds of starting commercialized wars, undermining NATO and emboldening tyrants similar Putin."

The remarks basal successful stark opposition from lukewarm words by PM Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Mr Starmer said: “Congratulations President-elect Trump connected your historical predetermination victory. I look guardant to moving with you successful the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we basal enarthrosis to enarthrosis successful defence of our shared values of freedom, ideology and enterprise.

“From maturation and information to innovation and tech, I cognize that the UK-US peculiar narration volition proceed to prosper connected some sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”

Mr Lammy said: "Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump connected your victory. The UK has nary greater person than the US, with the peculiar narration being cherished connected some sides of the Atlantic for much than 80 years. We look guardant to moving with you and @JDVance successful the years ahead."