The best cartoons after Donald Trump won the US election November 10, 2016 Donald Trump's victory in the US election has sent shockwaves around the world. Newspaper front pages showed mixed reactions to his win, but cartoonists have also shone with their creations in response to the news. Read more: European markets are up after Trump's win Matt from The Telegraph has done a great trio. The Times' Peter Brookes' [...]
What papers around the world said about Donald Trump’s victory November 10, 2016 Newspapers around the world are reacting to the news Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. In the UK, today's front pages showed a spread of views on the President-elect, with some poking fun, while others addressed concerns about the soon-to-be leader. Read more: These are some of Trump's policies on tax, China and [...]
Trump pledges commitment to defend South Korea from the North November 10, 2016 Donald Trump has vowed to protect South Korea against the "instability in North Korea". The US President-elect had a call with South Korean President Park Geun-hye last night, her office said. She congratulated him on his election victory and said she hoped the ties between the two countries would grow further over his presidency. Trump allegedly said: [...]
What does Trump’s win mean for Brexit? MPs are concerned but determined to press on with business November 9, 2016 MPs are calling on Donald Trump to clarify his remarks on the US-UK relationship after the Republican candidate won the Presidential election. Politicians across the spectrum were shocked at today's results and what it could mean for the future of the so-called special relationship, but many were positive that the UK would now be at the "front of the [...]
Sadiq Khan wants Donald Trump to do everything in his power to unite America November 9, 2016 Sadiq Khan has called on Donald Trump to "do everything in his power" to unite America after a highly divisive US election campaign. The Mayor of London said the President-elect has "clearly won" the contest, but warned that "emotions are understandably running high". It’s no secret that I’m no fan of Donald Trump or the way [...]
Is this the official death of political polling? Predictions had Hillary Clinton to win November 9, 2016 Donald Trump's victory has delivered a fatal blow to pollsters, whom will now have their maths, models and methods heavily scrutinised until they can figure out exactly what went wrong. National polls were giving Hillary Clinton the edge last night as America went to the polls. But within hours, the chance of a victory for [...]
The best Twitter reactions to Donald Trump’s victory November 9, 2016 Twitter is either a place you love to be on election night, or downright hate to be. As the results rolled in and the tables turned, social media was providing endless sources of amusement for those who decided to stay up and see history made. Donald Trump stayed offline, but recently has sent his first tweet since winning, [...]
Remember when UK politicians debated banning Donald Trump from the country? Things are about to get awkward November 9, 2016 The news is sinking in: Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. UK politicians have mixed reactions, but many are concerned about what this development will mean for Britain, and for Brexit. But cast your minds back to the start of 2016. A simpler time, some may say. A petition was started [...]
Theresa May just congratulated Donald Trump on winning the US Presidential election November 9, 2016 Theresa May has said Britain and the US will continue to be strong partners as she congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US Presidential election. The prime minister said she would look forward to working with the President-elect to "ensure the security and prosperity of our nations" in the future. Later this afternoon a spokesperson added [...]
Here are the front pages after the Trump win – they’re pretty mixed November 9, 2016 The news of Donald Trump's victory is spreading across the world. The result came too late to make the UK front pages, but across the pond in America, the late papers are coming in. Read more: Dollar still down but reverses losses against other major currencies The Washington Post has an identical headline, but waited until [...]