Sadiq Khan and Labour MPs hail Democrats’ gains in US midterms

Sadiq Khan and several Labour MPs praised the Democrats’ strong showing in the US midterm elections, describing it as a rejection of Donald Trump’s politics. Labour figures argued that the results showed voters could reject restrictive immigration policies and that progressive campaigns could succeed.

Democrats gained control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, leaving Trump facing a Congress led by his opponents for his final two years in office. Trump said he had expected Republicans to do better, congratulated the Democrats, and suggested he might veto their legislation. Democratic Senate victories included Kansas, where the party had not won a seat since 1932, and South Carolina, where it had not won since 1998.