obstacles that >> we 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 .7 this crazy? >> well, there we go. donald trump has won the us presidential election. he will make a historic return to the white house with what he calls an unprecedented and powerful mandate. is this the biggest political comeback ever ? and political comeback ever? and what does this mean for our special relationship with america? >> well, sir keir starmer says it will continue to prosper, but will those labour activists who went to the states to campaign for harris now wish they hadn't? nigel farage 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 . so slightly apologetic. >> not everyone is happy. just stop oil protesters have already painted the us embassy building

orange after donald trump claimed victory in the election . claimed victory in the election. >> well, lots of news to discuss today, emily. and as always, please do send in your views and comments by visiting gbnews.com/yoursay. we've got some really interesting guests today, emily. not many people called this election right, did they? >> no, they? >> no , no, certainly not rory >> no, no, certainly not rory stewart, who tweeted many a time that he was putting all his money on kamala harris . that he was putting all his money on kamala harris. he that he was putting all his money on kamala harris . he was money on kamala harris. he was absolutely certain. but we've got a pollster on, haven't we, who got it completely right. we have. >> james johnson was one of the few pollsters to call the trump win and also the scale of the victory. i mean, this isn't a landslide. we're not talking kind of 7030 or even 6040, but it's a lot bigger margin than most people predicted. >> would happen. fascinating breakdown of the of the different votes as well.

>> it's absolutely fascinating. and i think it's very interesting as well. we're going to be speaking to matt goodwin, who's looked at the demographic groups, the voting patterns aren't probably what the democrats would have been expecting. lots of hispanics voting for donald trump, lots of black people voting for donald trump's . of course, there was trump's. of course, there was that gender divide, though. >> yes, i think something like 54% of american women voted for harris, 54% of american men voted for trump. so very clearly a gender divide there. >> very interesting indeed. i must say. i woke up several times throughout the night and immediately checked my phone to see what was going on, but there you go. let us know your thoughts. i wasn't that excited. i couldn't help it. i couldn't help it. i was very excited indeed. and of course kemi badenoch in pmqs prime minister questions asking whether whether keir starmer would apologise for david lammy for his comments about donald trump being a sociopath and a kkk sympathiser, etc. get your thoughts in gbnews.com/yoursay. but let's get the headlines with tatiana sanchez.

>> emily, thank you very much. the top stories well, the 47th president of the united states is donald trump. earlier today, trump declared he'd won a magnificent victory for the american people. mr trump's victory was confirmed when he surpassed 270 electoral college votes by winning the state of wisconsin. the republican trump picked up the battleground states of pennsylvania, north carolina and georgia. the republicans have also seized control of the us senate after flipping democratic held seats, wrestling away the majority for the first time in four years, to according projections. while trump addressed supporters in west palm beach following his presidential win. and here's what he had to say. >> 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 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. look, what happened is this crazy ? crazy? >> sir keir starmer says the uk, us special relationship will continue to prosper following donald trump's historic election victory. the prime minister says as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise . meanwhile, the enterprise. meanwhile, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has released a statement on x saying 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 . the ukrainian america. the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy, has also released a statement saying congratulations on the impressive election victory. i recall our great meeting with president trump back in september when we discussed in detail the ukraine us strategic partnership, the victory plan and ways to put an end to the russian aggression against ukraine. well, just stop oil supporters have painted the us embassy building in london orange, as donald trump claimed that victory in the presidential election. a wall outside the building in nine elms was seen partially covered with orange paint after the stunt around 930 this morning. the environmental activists say they are demanding that governments work together to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030. a spokesman said the only real winner of today's election is the corporate power that controls the major parties in both the us and the uk . whilst

both the us and the uk. whilst the keir starmer and kemi badenoch faced off at prime minister's questions for the first time after the prime minister and leader of the opposition congratulated donald trump on a historic victory in the us presidential election. miss badenoch urged the prime minister to look after the uk's special relationship with the united states. meanwhile, both leaders clashed on the farmers inheritance tax. the prime minister told the commons the government are listening to farmers and they've taken a fair and balanced approach, going on to say the vast majority of farms won't be affected. but newly elected tory leader kemi badenoch accused the prime minister of giving the people nothing more than scripted lines . nothing more than scripted lines. >> because i was the one who raised the minimum wage last year as business secretary, i have a strong record on this , have a strong record on this, but we need to make sure that we balance the books. his scripted lines are showing that he has not even listened to the budget himself. but what does he say to farmers who are facing uncertainty about their futures

as a result of the increased taxes announced by the chancellor? i am very clear that we would reverse labour's cruel family farms tax. what can he say now to reassure the farming community? >> i'm glad she's raised farmers because the budget last week put £5 billion over the next two years into farming. that is the single biggest increase. unlike the 300 million, which was underspend under the last government. and when it comes to inheritance , when it comes to inheritance, when it comes to inheritance, when it comes to inheritance, the vast, vast majority of farmers will be unaffected. as she well knows . unaffected. as she well knows. but that budget was about fixing the foundations , fixing the the foundations, fixing the whole £22 billion that they left, and investing in the future of our country . future of our country. >> reform uk mp lee anderson has been ordered to apologise to the house of commons for breaching parliament's bullying and harassment policy after twice

swearing at a security officer. the independent expert panel published a report today that required the mp to make that apology . according to the apology. according to the report, mr anderson swore at the security guard when he was told he needed to have his pass checked at the gates to the westminster estate. a complaint about the incident on november 3rd was upheld by parliament's standards commissioner. mr anderson initially appealed against the finding to the independent expert panel, but the panel dismissed his case and manchester city will have to pay their former player benjamin mendy , around £85 million after mendy, around £85 million after a judge ruled the club had wrongly stopped his pay. the 30 year old took man city to a two day employment tribunal last month, claiming the club had wrongly stopped his £500,000 a month salary after he was charged with sex offences and remanded into custody in august 2021. while the france international and world cup winner was later cleared of all charges after two trials. the employment judge said that while

mr mendy was not in custody, he was ready and willing to work and was prevented from doing so . and was prevented from doing so. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now i'm tatiana sanchez. more news from me in half an hour . half an hour. >> we