Party politics: Huge queues as Brits and Americans hit bars in the UK for all-night screenings of the US presidential election battle

Hundreds of people have gathered in bars and living rooms across the UK to nervously watch as the first results of the US election roll in. People pose with a cardboard standee of Democratic Presidental nominee Kamala Harris as they attend a 'Democrats Abroad' election party on November 5, 2024 in London, England A woman nervously watches election coverage at a watching party in London on Tuesday Queues form outside the Lexington bar in Islington on Tuesday night during live coverage Voters cheered and waved flags at a sports bar watch party in London this evening Democrat supporters took to the capital to follow election coverage Your browser does not support iframes. Ben Wendel, 25, from California said he can't wait for the election to be over Grace Honan, 20, from Boston was adamant that Harris would be the better candidate for her Kamala Harris drops by a phone bank event at the Democratic National Committee headquarters on Election Day, November 5 Donald Trump visits his campaign headquarters to thank the campaign workers on Election Day, in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 5 Democrat supporters enjoy a drink at a sports bar in central London US Democratic Party supporters attend a UK Democrats Abroad Election watch party People queue to watch live coverage at a party at the Lexington bar and music venue Supporters took to bars across the UK to watch the election results come in Watching parties met across the UK as voting closed in the United States on Tuesday night Your browser does not support iframes. Katie Paulson poses with a laptop showing live coverage at the Lexington Pub in Islington A US Democratic Party supporter attends a UK Democrats Abroad Election Watch party at a sports bar in London Hundreds of people met in London bars to watch the results of the election come in Democrat supporters watch the live coverage from a sports bar in London A Democratic Party supporter carries her buffet plate at a UK Democrats Abroad Election Watch party at a sports bar in London A man nervously bites his nails at a Democrats Abroad election night party in London as the votes for the US election roll in Your browser does not support iframes. People watch election coverage as they attend a "Democrats Abroad" election night party on November 06, 2024 Many donned Harris and Waltz t-shirts as they attended the event in central London A women donning an 'I Voted' sticker on her face as she attends a Democrats Abroad party in London Chairman of the Republicans Overseas UK group Greg Swenson said there is 'considerable optimism' over a Donald Trump victory The final PBS News/NPR/Marist election poll on the eve of the election revealed Harris to be holding a four-point lead over Trump, with 51 per cent of likely voters versus Trump's 47 per cent.