the >> morning 930 on wednesday, the 6th of november. live across the uk. this is britain's newsroom with andrew pierce and bev turner and my word, an historic night in the united states. >> he overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible and it is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political thing. look what happened. is this crazy donald trump declares victory, saying that he won an unprecedented and powerful mandate, and he's on course to secure the popular vote as well. >> he promised america a bright future. >> this will truly be the golden age of america. that's what we have to have . have to have. >> and what does this mean for our so—called special relationship with america? the prime minister says it will continue to prosper, but will it? and what about those labour activists who went stateside to campaign for kamala harris? do they wish they hadn't gone? nigel farage, our very own, gave his verdict. >> clearly what the labour government needs to do is to

roll out the red carpet to be welcoming, maybe to be just ever so slightly apologetic. >> and if it wasn't for the american election, all eyes would be on this. it's kemi badenoch big day . the newly badenoch big day. the newly elected conservative leader will go head to head with the prime minister for the first time later. is she going to come out swinging and closer to home, the fury on the farms continues. >> farmers are warning the chancellor's inheritance tax raid will put our food security at risk . at risk. >> and the queen has sadly fallen ill with the chest infection. she's withdrawn from her engagements this week. more on that to come . on that to come. >> well, we're making no secret of our delight. >> the smell of hope in the air. >> the smell of hope in the air. >> and what another emphatic rejection of the liberal mainstream, wishy washy kamala

harris. he's not only won in the electoral college convincingly, he's winning on the popular vote, which he didn't last time. >> celebrate with us yesterday, gb news ran a poll and 94% of you watching at home wanted trump to win this election. we are delighted to say this morning that he has, for all sorts of reasons, gbnews.com/yoursay to let us know your thoughts this morning. there is so much to talk about. first though, the very latest news with tatiana sanchez . news with tatiana sanchez. >> beth, thank you very much. the top stories. well, donald trump has declared he's won a magnificent victory for the american people as he looks on track to return to the white house as 47th president of the united states. the former president is on the brink of becoming president with 266 electoral college votes. he needs 270 to win. kamala harris trails on 205. the republican trump has picked up the

battleground states of pennsylvania, north carolina and georgia, leaving kamala harris with only a narrow path to victory. while the republicans have also seized control of the us senate after flipping democratic held seats , wrestling democratic held seats, wrestling away the majority for the first time in four years, to according projections. donald trump addressed supporters in west palm beach a short while ago following his presidential win. he claimed to help america heal. >> frankly, this was, i believe, the greatest political movement of all time. there's never been anything like this in this country , and maybe beyond . and country, and maybe beyond. and now it's going to reach a new level of importance, because we're going to help our country heal. we're going to help our country heal . we're going to help our heal. we're going to help our country heal. we have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. we're going to fix our borders. we're going to fix our borders. we're going to fix everything about our country

and we made history for a reason tonight. and the reason is going tonight. and the reason is going to be just that . we overcame to be just that. we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible. and it is now clear that we've achieved the most incredible political thing. we look forward to working with you and j[political�*| the we look forward to working with you and j[political thing. incredible political thing. look, what happened is this look, what happened is this crazy ? crazy ? crazy? >> sir keir starmer says the uk, crazy? >> sir keir starmer says the uk, us special relationship will us special relationship will continue to prosper following continue to prosper following donald trump's historic election donald trump's historic election victory. the prime minister said victory. the prime minister said congratulations president elect congratulations president elect trump . i look forward to working trump . i look forward to working trump. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. he trump. i look forward to working with you in the years ahead. he goes on to say, as the closest goes on to say, as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom , shared values of freedom , shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise. foreign secretary david lammy foreign secretary david lammy has offered his congratulations has offered his congratulations to donald trump, saying the uk to donald trump, saying the uk has no greater friend than the has no greater friend than the us, with the special us, with the special relationship being cherished on relationship being cherished on both sides of the atlantic for both sides of the atlantic for more than 80 years. he also says more than 80 years. he also says we look forward to working with we look forward to working with

you and jd vance in the you and jd vance in the years ahead. while the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has released a statement on x saying congratulations on history's greatest comeback, your historic return to the white house offers a new beginning for america and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between israel and america . and the ukrainian and america. and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has released a statement saying congratulations on the

a night of edinburgh during a night of disorder across the city. video posted online shows officers responding to bonfire night incidents in the niddrie gracemount and gilmerton areas. riot police were seen on the streets of edinburgh wearing helmets and carrying shields as fireworks were lit and exploded around them. one police officer was injured after a brick was thrown through the window of her patrol car. one person has been arrested in connection with the incident, and a mass cull of poultry has been ordered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in yorkshire, the department for environment, food and rural affairs says all poultry on the premises near hornsea in the east riding will be humanely killed. a protection zone of three kilometres has been put in place around the site, which has not been identified. tests found the h5ni strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was present at that hornsea site. it is the first case of the strain found in poultry or captive birds in england during the

current outbreak , and those are current outbreak, and those are the latest gb news headlines. for now, i'm tatiana sanchez. more news from me in half an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code , or go to gb news the qr code, or go to gb news .com forward slash alerts . .com forward slash alerts. >> you. good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom . we are britain's newsroom. we are grinning from ear to ear. where were you watching it last night? 11:00 in bed. >> i was well , 11:00 in bed. >> i was well, i was not going to watch it. i was going to go to watch it. i was going to go to bed early, but i put the tv. of course, i stayed up till gone two. it was pretty comfortable. it was pretty confident. yeah. kamala harris has won a consolation prize. new jersey, 14 votes. we knew she was going to win that. donald trump is the next president of the united states. we're going to get the official passing the 270 mark. we're pretty sure during our program time, he's also going to win the popular vote to those

pollsters. you got it wrong again. >> it was a dramatic evening. of course, trump addressed supporters in west palm beach earlier today, and every citizen, i will fight for you, for your family and your future . for your family and your future. >> every single day i will be fighting for you and with every breath in my body, i will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous america that our children deserve and that you deserve. this will truly be the golden age of america. that's what we have to have . have to have. >> that was donald trump's address. this morning. british time, of course. late last night, american time. we're joined now by jennifer ewing from republican overseas in the studio. jennifer, just your reaction this morning. >> yeah i mean great i, i had thought he would win and i thought he would win and i thought it would be closer than it was, of course. but the one

thing that i think we all agreed as americans, no matter who won, we wanted it to be decisive and fast. we didn't want this to drag on, you know, into the weekend or god forbid, like 1518 00:0