Swinney congratulates Trump after backing Harris in US election

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar also sided with Harris ahead of the election.

He told BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show the “world wins” if the US does not elect a “divisive figure”.

“I think there’s a reason why so many people in America, right across the globe, want to see the Democrats win or want to see Kamala Harris as president,” he said.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton travelled to the US, external to campaign for Kamala Harris and has previously campaigned for Barak Obama in 2008.

He called Trump’s victory “devastating” for the US, women, asylum seekers, the LGBTQ+ community and Ukraine.

“I’ll never forget or regret my time helping out or the people I met,” he posted on X, external. “Just I wish I’d done more.”