Westminster watchers have turned their attention towards Washington as the UK braces for the outcome of the neck-and-neck race for the US presidency between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in a presidential contest which is set to have a deep influence on how Sir Keir Starmer's Government conducts itself on the world stage.A Harris campaign win would be the favourable outcome for the UK, according to an expert on US affairs, while under a second Trump presiden

Westminster watchers have turned their attention towards Washington as the UK braces for the outcome of the neck-and-neck race for the US presidency between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in a presidential contest which is set to have a deep influence on how Sir Keir Starmer's Government conducts itself on the world stage.A Harris campaign win would be the favourable outcome for the UK, according to an expert on US affairs, while under a second Trump presidency the UK would be faced with a "tougher ask".The Republican candidate is likely to chart a new US course on major conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, areas where Sir Keir has largely followed the lead of US President Joe Biden.