Watch: Reeves backs Trump visit to Scotland ‘in the public interest'
'It's in Britain 's national interest to have strong relations with the US administration,' Reeves told press during a visit to a Rolls-Royce factory in Glasgow on Friday (25 Jul).
'And as a result of both that long-term special relationship, [it] has meant that we were the first country in the world to secure a trade deal,' she added.
Trump will land in Scotland on Friday at the start of a four-day visit which will include meetings with First Minister John Swinney and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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