US election 2020 live results: Donald Trump the favourite as Joe Biden says 'it ain't over till every vote is counted' Unrest at the White House as America tensely awaits result Police fear 'perfect storm' of disorder, pandemic and terrorism Why the polls could be wrong – and Donald Trump may be about to win a stunning victory Coronavirus latest news: Follow updates in our live blog Subscribe today for a one-month free trial Dominic Raab has said he is confident the "bedrock" of ties between the UK and the US will continue regardless of who has won the presidential election. "I am very confident the relationship will go from strength to strength," the Foreign Secretary told Sky News, emphasising the "shared values" as well as the "mutual interests" in security and the economy. He played down the suggestion that a Biden presidency would be bad for a post-Brexit trade deal and saying the relationship "come what may" would be "even stronger going forward". The Foreign Secretary declined to comment on Donald Trump's claims that he had won the election and that his voters were being "disenfranchised". The US President has said he will go to the Supreme Court to stop votes being counted. Mr Raab said: "We respect the values of democracy and checks and balances in the US system, which we are very confident will produce a result." Challenged again on Mr Trump's statement, he added: "There are checks and balances in the US system, they have contested seats before. "We are very confident in the US system producing a definitive result according to the rules." Follow the latest updates below.
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