Sadiq Khan has joined MPs celebrating Donald Trump’s setback in the overnight US midterm elections.
Republicans suffered heavy defeats across the contests, with Democrats taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Even traditionally Republican states such as Texas turned against the president’s party, leaving Mr Trump weakened during the final two years of his White House term.
The London Mayor, who has been locked in a long-running feud with Mr Trump, took to social media this morning to celebrate the result.
‘Congratulations to Democrats on a huge victory last night,’ Lord Khan wrote.
‘With a focus on hope, unity and supporting families with the cost of living – their campaign was a true rejection of the damaging and divisive politics of Donald Trump.’
Sadiq Khan has joined MPs celebrating Donald Trump’s setback in the overnight US midterm elections
The London Mayor, who has been embroiled in a long-running feud with Mr Trump, shared his reaction on social media this morning
Labour left-wingers including John McDonnell said the results suggested Trump’s immigration crackdown was unpopular
Labour MP Ian Byrne posted a message thanking America for the election results
A number of Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs also expressed their satisfaction as the early results came in.
Speaking across broadcast studios this morning, health minister James Frith said the results appeared to represent ‘an enormous night for American democracy and for the Democrats’.
‘We will see where the final numbers end up, but it looks like a seismic shift in domestic politics for the Americans,’ he said.
However, he maintained that the result would not alter Andy Burnham’s relationship with the Trump White House.
He told Times Radio: ‘The change of emphasis of power in the States is frequent. But the mainstay of the relationship with the UK Government, as its closest ally, is unwavering and unchanging.
‘So I don’t expect it to change the nature of the relationship at all, it remains very strong.’
As Republicans absorbed the heavy losses, Mr Trump responded on his Truth Social platform: ‘I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!’
Democrats needed a net gain of four seats in the 100-member Senate to secure a majority. In the 435-seat House, they needed to gain three seats.
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Speaking to Fox News, Mr Trump acknowledged that the election results had caught him off guard.
‘I thought they’d do better, we had tremendous rallies,’ he said.
He also congratulated the Democrats and said: ‘They did a good job. They worked very hard.’
But while offering to work with opponents, he had also posted a picture of a red baseball cap emblazoned with the word ‘Veto’, suggesting he would block legislation they sought to take through Congress.
In Texas, Democratic newcomer James Talarico defeated Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton, while South Carolina elected a Democrat senator for the first time since 1998.
Most remarkably of all, Kansas sent a Democrat to the US Senate, which it had not done since 1932 during the Great Depression.
There were further stunning Democrat Senate victories in Iowa and Ohio, states Trump won by more than 10 points in the presidential election in 2024.
Richard Burgon claimed that the midterms were a victory over ‘racism’
Former Cabinet minister Darren Jones said ‘hope and love’ had beaten ‘money and division’
Peter Prinsley said there was a ‘clear message’ from the contests in the US
Labour backbencher Neil Coyle also hailed the news from America
Lord Khan said the campaign was ‘a true rejection of the damaging and divisive politics of Donald Trump’
In one of the most-watched races left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed declared victory over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, making him the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
Jubilant Democrats described the results as a ‘blue tsunami’ or a ‘Bluenami.’
Voters appeared to have passed a damning judgment on Trump’s inability to bring down the cost of living for ordinary Americans.
The results, reflecting a huge shift in Trump’s once impressive MAGA base, will also cast a cloud over any ambitions Vice President JD Vance has for a 2028 run.
Losing both chambers of Congress will mean Trump entering lame duck territory in his final two years in office.
He will face Democrat-led corruption investigations into himself, his allies and family, and could even be impeached for a third time.