Watford MP Richard Harrington has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory.
The Conservative junior minister said he was confident that strong co-operation on trade, security and defence would continue with the Republican in the White House.
He said: "My congratulations to Mr Trump on his election victory and to Mrs Clinton on a well-fought campaign.
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"We will remain close partners in trade, security and defence with the USA, a country to which we are bound by our shared history and founding principles of democracy and freedom."
The European commission president, Donald Tusk, wrote to Trump this morning to invite him to an EU-US summit “at your earliest convenience” to explore relations for the next four years, having previously joked on Twitter that his wife believed there were “enough Donalds” on the world stage.
In January, more than 70,000 people signed a petition calling on the Government to stop Mr Trump coming into the country.
Among other MPs and politicians, reaction was mixed.
In an emailed statement with the subject line “Caroline Lucas responds to racist being elected US president”, the Green party MP called Trump’s election “a devastating day for women, for people of colour, for disabled people and for an inclusive society in the USA ... a hammer blow for the fight against climate change”.
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