The not-so-special relationship? Only a fifth of Brits are happy Donald Trump is back in the White House with more than half saying his second term will be BAD for the UK

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Only one-in-five Brits is happy that Donald Trump has won a second term in the White House and more than half believe his return to power will be bad for the UK.

A new poll today sheds light on just how unpopular the hard-right Republican is in the UK, after he cruised to victory over Kamala Harris.

Just 11 per cent of Brits said they were very happy he was back, and a further nine per cent were fairly happy. 

In contrast some 45 per cent said they were 'very unhappy' and 12 per cent more were fairly unhappy, while almost a quarter (23 per cent) either didn't know how they felt or were ambiguous. 

In a sign that supporting Trump may cause problems for the new Tory opposition under Kemi Badenoch, just a quarter (26 per cent) of Conservative voters said they were happy and 51 per cent were unhappy. 

The only party more happy than unhappy with the result was Reform, whose leader Nigel Farage is a loud supporter of the president and is currently in the US despite having a constituency in Essex. 

And even among that party's voters, just 52 per cent said they were happy about the Trump win. 

Ms Badenoch demanded that Keir Starmer apologises to Donald Trump for jibes by Labour figures today.

The new Tory leader slammed Sir Keir, Foreign Secretary David Lammy and other senior figures for their comments about the president elect in her debut at PMQs.

She insisted that Sir Keir must invite Mr Trump to visit the UK and address both Houses of Parliament.

The attack came after the premier opened the exchanges by congratulating the Republican. 'Having had dinner with president-elect Trump just a few weeks ago I look forward to working with him in the years to come,' he said.

But Ms Badenoch pointed to remarks such as Mr Lammy describing the resurgent politician as a 'Neo-Nazi sympathiser'.

She asked whether they had said sorry to Mr Trump over dinner in New York - saying that he should be doing so.

Sir Keir is facing a major headache with Mr Trump's stunning US election win, after tensions flared over Labour supporters helping to campaign for the Democrat contender.

The PM has also repeatedly clashed with billionaire Elon Musk, who looks certain to end up playing a key role in the Trump administration.

When Mr Trump was last president Labour MPs including Mr Lammy signed an early day motion arguing he should not be allowed the honour of addressing both Houses of Parliament during a state visit.

Government sources have been playing up the private dinner Sir Keir and Mr Lammy had with Mr Trump in New York in September, insisting they had struck up a good relationship. 

But during the bitter campaign Mr Trump's team filed an official complaint with federal election authorities accusing Labour of making 'illegal foreign national contributions'.

Around 100 activists travelled to swing states to canvass for the Harris ticket - although Labour insisted they went at their own expense. 

There was also anger that senior figures from the party went to the Democratic National Convention in August and met Harris aides. The two parties have long-term ties.