Sir Keir Starmer presents ‘hearty congratulations’ to Donald Trump | EUROtoday

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Sir Keir Starmer instructed Donald Trump he hopes the United Kingdom’s particular relationship with the US continues to thrive for years to come back.

The Prime Minister raised defence and the Middle East with the president-elect amid hostilies from Trump’s marketing campaign staff which had beforehand described Labour as “far left”.

But the leaders shared a “fond” cellphone name within the aftermath of Trump’s historic political comeback 4 years after leaving workplace.

A Downing Street spokeswoman stated: “The Prime Minister spoke to president-elect Donald Trump this evening to congratulate him on his historic victory.

“The Prime Minister offered his hearty congratulations and said he looked forward to working closely with president-elect Trump across all areas of the special relationship.

“From defence and security to growth and prosperity, the relationship between the UK and US was incredibly strong and would continue to thrive for many years to come, the leaders agreed.

“The Prime Minister also reflected on the situation in the Middle East and underscored the importance of regional stability.

“The leaders fondly recalled their meeting in September, and president-elect Trump’s close connections and affinity to the United Kingdom and looked forward to working with one another.”

Relations have reportedly been strained since international secretary David Lammy described Trump as a “neo-Nazi sociopath” when he was a backbench MP in 2018.

But Mr Lammy has put in laborious yards to rebuild relations with the Republicans and US laborious proper, even defending Trump’s incendiary feedback on Nato.

The cellphone name got here because it emerged most British folks have been sad that Donald Trump has been elected as US president, in response to a snap ballot.

The ballot of 4,807 adults on Wednesday confirmed that response in Britain has been largely detrimental, YouGov stated.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has stated the UK would make “strong representations” to president-elect Donald Trump about the necessity to shield free commerce.

Mr Trump has stated he desires to extend tariffs on items imported from world wide by 10%, rising to 60% on items from China.

At the Treasury Committee, Ms Reeves stated: “We’re not only a passive actor on this.

“It’s a commerce relationship with the United States and we are going to make sturdy representations concerning the significance of free and open commerce, not simply between ourselves and the United States, however globally,