Sadiq Khan has joined MPs gloating at Donald Trump's bloody nose in US midterm elections overnight.
The Republicans were put to the sword in the contests, with Democrats seizing both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Deep red states such as Texas abandoned the president's party, leaving him a lame duck for his last two years in the White House.
The London Mayor - who has had a long-running feud with Mr Trump - posted on social media voicing his delight this morning.
'Congratulations to Democrats on a huge victory last night,' Lord Khan wrote.
'With a focus on hope, unity and supporting families with the cost of living - their campaign was a true rejection of the damaging and divisive politics of Donald Trump.'
Sadiq Khan has joined MPs gloating at Donald Trump's bloody nose in US midterm elections overnight
The London Mayor - who has had a long-running feud with Mr Trump - posted on social media voicing his delight this morning
A slew of Labour and Lib Dem MPs also voiced their joy at the early results.
Touring broadcast studios this morning, health minister James Frith said it looked like 'an enormous night for American democracy and for the Democrats'.
'We will see where the final numbers end up, but it looks like a seismic shift in domestic politics for the Americans,' he said.
However, he insisted it would not change Andy Burnham's relations with the Trump White House.
He told Times Radio: 'The change of emphasis of power in the States is frequent. But the mainstay of the relationship with the UK Government, as its closest ally, is unwavering and unchanging.
'So I don't expect it to change the nature of the relationship at all, it remains very strong.'
In the face of the crushing losses, Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform: 'I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!'
Democrats needed a net gain of four seats in the 100-member Senate to win a majority, while in the 435-member House, they needed three.
Speaking to Fox News, Mr Trump admitted the results had surprised him.
'I thought they'd do better, we had tremendous rallies,' he said.
He also congratulated the Democrats and said: 'They did a good job. They worked very hard.'
But while offering to work with opponents, he had also posted a picture of a red baseball cap emblazoned with the word 'Veto', suggesting he would block legislation they sought to take through Congress.
In Texas, Democratic newcomer James Talarico defeated Trump-backed Republican Ken Paxton, while South Carolina elected a Democrat senator for the first time since 1998.
Most remarkably of all, Kansas sent a Democrat to the US Senate, which it had not done since 1932 during the Great Depression.
There were further stunning Democrat Senate victories in Iowa and Ohio, states Trump won by more than 10 points in the presidential election in 2024.
Lord Khan said the campaign was 'a true rejection of the damaging and divisive politics of Donald Trump'
In one of the most-watched races left-wing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed declared victory over Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan, making him the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
Jubilant Democrats described the results as a 'blue tsunami' or a 'Bluenami.'
Voters appeared to have passed a damning judgment on Trump's inability to bring down the cost of living for ordinary Americans.
The results, reflecting a huge shift in Trump's once impressive MAGA base, will also cast a cloud over any ambitions Vice President JD Vance has for a 2028 run.
Losing both chambers of Congress will mean Trump entering lame duck territory in his final two years in office.
He will face Democrat-led corruption investigations into himself, his allies and family, and could even be impeached for a third time.
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