CANADA CONCERNS
Starmer will also meet with Trump this month when the Republican leader is expected to visit Scotland, where he has two golf resorts.
The White House has not publicly confirmed the trip, but Downing Street said on Monday Trump would be “visiting in a private capacity” and “the prime minister is pleased to take up the president’s invite to meet during his stay”.
The devolved Scottish government said First Minister John Swinney would also meet Trump and it was working “on arrangements with partners including Police Scotland”.
Trump’s threats against Canada have put King Charles, who is the country’s head of state, in a delicate position.
Trump has threatened to slap a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada starting Aug 1 and has regularly mused that Canada should become the 51st US state.
Reading the letter aloud in the Oval Office in February, Trump said he had been invited to the historic Windsor Castle, near London, one of the royal family’s ancient homes.
Trump, whose mother was Scottish, said of King Charles: “He’s a beautiful man, a wonderful man – I’ve gotten to know him very well, actually. First term and now second term.”
Unlike Macron, who addressed the British parliament during his state visit last week, Trump is not currently scheduled to address the House of Commons, which will be on a break.
During the French leader’s visit last week, Britain laid on a pomp-filled welcome, including a horse-drawn procession and a lavish banquet in the castle where the leaders hailed a new era in UK-France relations.
