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| David Cameron congratulates Barack Obama on re-election victory | |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his congratulations to Barack Obama, who has been re-elected to a second term as US president. | Prime Minister David Cameron has sent his congratulations to Barack Obama, who has been re-elected to a second term as US president. |
| "I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future," he said. | "I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future," he said. |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband said Mr Obama's victory was built on creating a "fairer economy". | |
| Mr Obama saw off a hard-fought challenge from Republican candidate Mitt Romney. | |
| Speaking during a tour of the Middle East, the prime minister said: "I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on his re-election. | Speaking during a tour of the Middle East, the prime minister said: "I would like to congratulate Barack Obama on his re-election. |
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| "I have really enjoyed working with him over the last few years and I look forward to working with him again over the next four years. | "I have really enjoyed working with him over the last few years and I look forward to working with him again over the next four years. |
| "There are so many things that we need to do: we need to kick start the world economy and I want to see an EU-US trade deal. | "There are so many things that we need to do: we need to kick start the world economy and I want to see an EU-US trade deal. |
| "Right here in Jordan I am hearing appalling stories about what has happened inside Syria so one of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis. | "Right here in Jordan I am hearing appalling stories about what has happened inside Syria so one of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis. |
| "Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed working with him, I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future." | "Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed working with him, I think he's a very successful US president and I look forward to working with him in the future." |
| Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was looking forward to working with President Obama and his team on "shared foreign policy goals". | |
| Mr Miliband offered his own congratulations, tweeting: "Great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve." | |
| But Conservative MP Rob Wilson said the result suggested the US was "in for a difficult four years". | |
| "A split country and Obama looks like he might be a lame duck president," he wrote on Twitter. |