UK government not aware of plans for Trump visit in next few weeks: May's spokesperson

'I am not aware of any plans for the president to visit the UK in the next few weeks'


Reuters July 03, 2017
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks to Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May during in a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels, Belgium. PHOTO: REUTERS

The British government is not aware of any plans for US President Donald Trump to visit Britain in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesperson said on Monday.

British media reported that government sources had been warned Trump could visit his golf resort in Scotland at short notice in the next two weeks, during a scheduled trip to Europe for the G20 summit and Bastille Day celebrations in France.

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"I am not aware of any plans for the president to visit the UK in the next few weeks," May's spokesperson told reporters. He said an invitation for Trump to come to Britain on a state visit had been accepted and details would be set out in due course.

May extended the invitation to Trump during a trip to Washington in January but the date has never been announced and media have reported that the trip has been postponed over concerns over the risk of protests.

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