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BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Scottish secretary to give Donald Trump 'warm welcome' on visit
UK government Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said he will give Donald Trump a "warm welcome" when he arrives in Scotland on told the BBC he "expected" to meet with the US president at some point during his four-day trip to the is due to visit his golf resorts at Turnberry, in South Ayrshire, and Menie, in Aberdeenshire, and will meet prime minister Sir Keir Starmer and first minister John is a "private" trip and the president will return to the UK in September for an official state visit, which will include a meeting with King Charles. Murray told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland his meeting with the president was "unconfirmed".Trump is free to set his own schedule during the visit, his first to Scotland since breaking ground on a new course at Trump International in Menie in 2023. The Scottish Secretary is the cabinet minister who represent Scottish interests within the UK said it was in the "national interest" to ensure Trump received a warm welcome in Scotland, where the president has family ties."It's expected but not fully confirmed yet," Murray said when asked if he would meet Trump."The details are still being worked out."He added: "Of course it's a warm welcome. "We would always have a warm welcome for the president of the United States - and the office of the United States and the office of the prime minister work very closely together."My predecessor, David Mundell, met with the president when he last landed in Scotland so it's a duty for us to make sure we are welcoming foreign dignitaries to Scotland in the right way, particularly one that is our closest and nearest ally both economically and in defence and security." Trump opened Trump International in 2012 amid a storm of controversy and bought Turnberry from a Dubai-based firm two years originally planned to name the second course at Menie after his mother, Mary-Anne MacLeod Trump, a native Gaelic speaker born on the Isle of Lewis. 'Global interest' In April 2019, Murray voted in favour of a motion raised in the House of Commons which called on then-prime minister Theresa May to rescind the offer of an official state visit to Trump during his first motion, tabled by Labour's Stephen Doughty, said the House "deplored" Trump's "misogynism, racism and xenophobia" among other criticisms of his time in asked if his view had changed since then, Murray said there was "global interest" in preserving the relationship between the UK and told the programme: "The long historic ties, cultural ties, economic ties between the US and the UK, we are the closest allies in the world and we have to make sure we are working together for the benefit of our national interest and the benefit of the global interest as well."Given the US is our closest ally, given we have just done a trade agreement with them to remove tariffs for the benefit of UK and Scottish businesses and given global events at the moment, it is really, really important for these historic ties to work with our global allies." The Scottish Conservatives shadow Scottish secretary, Andrew Bowie, said Murray had performed a "complete U-turn" on his view of said: "I'm glad that Ian Murray has belatedly recognised how vital it is for Scotland to welcome, and work constructively with, the US president – but he'd have more credibility if he put his hands up and owned his past juvenile opportunism."No wonder the public are turned off by politics and politicians when they hear the Scottish secretary trying to take them for fools."
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump shrugs off not being able to give speech to Parliament during State Visit saying MPs should 'go and have a good time' instead of returning to Westminster
Donald Trump has shrugged off not being able to give a speech to both House of Parliament during his State Visit. The US president is due in the UK for a ceremonial visit from September 17-19. But the trip is happening while the Commons is in recess - meaning he will not get the honour of addressing both Houses. Nigel Farage yesterday demanded a recall of MPs so a speech could happen, pointing out that Emmanuel Macron gave one during his ceremonial visit last week. In an interview with the BBC, Mr Trump made clear he was not concerned and would prefer that MPs 'go and have a good time' in their conference recess. Asked what he wanted to achieve during the visit, the president said: 'Have a good time and respect King Charles, because he's a great gentleman.' Keir Starmer dramatically extended the official invitation from the King as he wooed Mr Trump at the White House in February. Mr Trump will be the only leader in modern times to carry out two ceremonial visits, with the first having happened in 2019. However, there has been a backlash from some left-wing MPs who launched a campaign to block him from addressing Parliament. There have also been concerns about protests in London, with polls suggesting Mr Trump is deeply unpopular with Brits. Meanwhile, Mr Trump has hit out at 'sloppy' implementation of Brexit as he argued the process is now back on track. The US president is a long-time critic of the EU and championed the idea of the UK leaving the bloc during his first White House campaign in 2016. Mr Trump drew parallels with his 'Make America Great Again' movement, and paraded Nigel Farage at rallies. However, efforts to strike a Transatlantic trade deal ultimately fell short in his first term. Mr Trump stressed he still thought Brexit had been the right decision. 'I think it's been on the sloppy side but I think it's getting straightened out,' he said. The president appeared to credit Keir Starmer for the improvements, while admitting their political differences. 'I really like the prime minister a lot, even though he is a liberal. I think he's good, he did a good trade deal with us which a lot of countries haven't been able to do,' he said. Mr Trump said he did now support Nato's collective defence principle after member states agreed to ramp up spending. But he suggested he was only confident that Britain would step up to fight alongside the US if the need arose.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The Labour morons are happy to damage Britain to support their half-baked virtues. Their treatment of Donald Trump tells us exactly why they can't be trusted
For once, I'm with Peter Mandelson. Our Man In Washington says Donald Trump should be welcomed with open arms when he makes his State visit in September because 'he really does love Britain'. You don't have to agree with the President's policies, or admire the cut of his jib, to acknowledge that as leader of our most important military ally and trading partner he is worthy of respect.
NHK
14-07-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Buckingham Palace: US President Trump to make second state visit in September
Buckingham Palace has announced that US President Donald Trump accepted an invitation for a second state visit to the United Kingdom in mid-September. Royal Communications on Monday disclosed that Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, "has accepted an invitation from His Majesty The King to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 17 September to 19 September 2025." It said, "His Majesty The King will host The President and Mrs. Trump at Windsor Castle." It also announced that "further details of the programme will be announced in due course." When Trump met Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House in February, Starmer handed Trump a letter from the king inviting him to the UK as a state guest. Trump accepted on the spot. The invitation comes amid good relations between the US and Britain. Trump and Starmer last month formally signed a trade agreement on the US administration's tariffs. Trump was invited by the late Queen Elizabeth for his first visit in 2019, during his first term in office. It is rare for Britain to host a foreign leader twice as a state guest. During Trump's first state visit, some people took to the streets to protest. It remains to be seen how his second state visit will be received.
The Sun
13-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Donald Trump to be hosted by King Charles at Windsor Castle on anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's funeral
DONALD Trump will be hosted by the King at Windsor Castle on the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's funeral. The US President and First Lady Melania Trump have accepted an invitation for a State Visit from September 17 to 19, it has been announced. 2 They will, like French leader Emmanuel Macron last week, stay at Windsor Castle with Charles and Camilla because Buckingham Palace is having a £369million revamp. This is Trump's second State Visit to the UK — he was also welcomed to Buckingham Palace by the late Queen in 2019. The President is expected to pay his respects at her final resting place, St George's Chapel, on September 19. In the White House Oval Office in February Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump a signed invite from the King for an 'historic' second State Visit. Trump was expected to meet the King privately in Scotland at either Balmoral or Dumfries House this summer. But the plan was shelved and the State Visit brought forward. and delivered an address Canadians must remain 'strong and free' but face a 'critical moment'. It came amid and threatens crippling trade tariffs. A full programme is yet to be announced but expected to be a State Banquet at Windsor Castle and meeting the PM at 10 Downing Street. Although the President is set to be denied the chance to address Parliament during his State Visit because the House of Commons is not sitting. King Charles is Canada's secret weapon against Trump - his visit will be complex & fraught 2
