Burnham says ‘world has an opportunity’ to resolve Iran war after Trump’s US midterms disaster

Andy Burnham said the US midterm results offered the world a chance to unite around ending the Iran war and tackling rising living costs. He presented voters’ rejection of Donald Trump’s Republicans as a call for countries to focus on issues affecting ordinary people, while warning that conflict makes it harder to ease household pressures.

Democrats took control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, including gains in traditionally conservative areas. Trump acknowledged that higher fuel costs linked to the war had hurt Republicans, but said he did not regret launching it. Burnham also called for de-escalation in the Middle East and cited Russia’s war in Ukraine as another conflict affecting the cost of living.