US Election results 2024 LIVE as Keir Starmer congratulates Donald Trump on victory

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Donald Trump is poised for victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election.The controversial Republican candidate declared victory on Wednesday morning as he edged closer to winning a majority of electoral college votes.While votes are still being counted, Trump looks on course to win both the electoral college and the popular vote.It means Trump - who owns golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire - will almost definitely be returning to the White House in January.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has congratulated Trump on his "historic election victory" and said the UK-US special relationship will “continue to prosper”. Scroll down for live updates and reaction throughout the day. Foreign Secretary David Lammy has offered his congratulations to Donald Trump.“The UK has no greater friend than the US, with the special relationship being cherished on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 80 years,” he said on X.“We look forward to working with you and @JDVance in the years ahead.”In 2017 Lammy said he would protest if “racist and KKK/neo-Nazi sympathiser Trump” visited London.Roughly an hour ago, Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election.In a victory address, he said he would make the US "the best" it has ever been.He hailed a “magnificent victory for the American people” and told his supporters that “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”.He said that he would not let his backers down and that it is “time to put the divisions of the past four years behind us”, as he looks likely to win the presidency for the second time.Read more here.Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK-US special relationship will “continue to prosper” following Donald Trump’s “historic election