Keir Starmer Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic” victory in the US presidential election.The prime minister said America and the UK would continue to “stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”.He made his comments as Trump inches towards officially defeating Kamala Harris to return to the White House.Starmer said: “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead.“As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise.“From growth and security to innovation and tech, I know that the UK-US special relationship will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”Starmer and foreign secretary David Lammy had dinner with Trump in September when the PM was in New York for the UN general assembly.But the pair’s relationship suffered a major blow when Trump’ campaign accused the Labour Party of “foreign interference” in