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Donald Trump has won the US presidential
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election as he secured The crucial 270
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Electoral College votes the Republican
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politician last night declared he had
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won a magnificent victory for the
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American people as he appeared on track
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to return to the White House as 47th
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president of the United States in
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January Democrat candidate KLA Harris is
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currently on 219 Electoral College votes
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279 nine votes above the official
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Threshold at time of recording Harris
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has not yet conceded defeat but did not
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address supporters at a planned rally
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last night Republicans are also expected
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to regain control of the US Senate with
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votes still being counted in races for
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both the national legislatures meanwhile
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in Market reaction US Treasury yields
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have risen and Bitcoin surged to a
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record high the dollar also Rose to
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nearly a 3-month high against the pound
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how has the UK reacted prime minister
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saki dama has said the UK US Special
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Relationship will continue to prosper
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following the election result as he
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congratulated Trump on his victory while
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conservative leader Camy Bok joined
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starma in offering her own
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congratulations the world faces many
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serious challenges and I look forward to
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our two countries working together to
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confront them she said foreign secretary
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David Lamy also congratulated Trump
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citing the special relationship which he
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said had been cherished on both sides of
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the Atlantic for more than 80 years
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Lamie said the UK government looks
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forward to working with you and JD Vance
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in the years ahead but there has been
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tension between Lamie and Trump with the
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labor politician previously stating in
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2017 that he would protest if Trump
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visited London branding him racist and a
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Neo-Nazi sympathizer what do you think
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about Trump's election Victory and what
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does it mean for the UK let us know your
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