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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
Daily Mail
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump WON'T get honour of addressing Parliament during State Visit, Lord Mandelson suggests as he heaps praise on 'phenomenal' president
Donald Trump will not address both Houses of Parliament on his looming State Visit, Lord Mandelson has suggested. The UK ambassador to the US appeared to confirm speculation that the president's trip will happen in September when Westminster is not sitting. That would reduce the potential for protests, but also deprive Mr Trump of an honour that was granted to Emmanuel Macron last week. Keir Starmer dramatically extended the official invitation from the King as he wooed Mr Trump at the White House in February. It will be the first time a US President has been granted the honour of a second state visit. Mr Trump's first was in 2019. However, there has been a backlash from some left-wing MPs who launched a campaign to block him from addressing Parliament. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Lord Mandelson lavished praise on Mr Trump. The peer said Mr Trump was a 'phenomenon' who 'dominated' Washington and would be 'one of the most consequential presidents in American history'. Lord Mandelson said of the State Visit: 'He should expect a warm reception because he really does love Britain. He hugely admires it. 'He trusts Keir Starmer. It's not a question of expressing our gratitude. My lodestar here is to demonstrate respect, not sycophancy. I don't think the administration has any problem with that.' Reminded that Labour left-wingers have started a petition against Mr Trump addressing both Houses of Parliament, the peer said: 'Well there's a surprise... But I had assumed that at the time of the visit Parliament won't be sitting.' The Commons is due to sit at the beginning of September, but then break again from the 16th while party conferences are held. Mr Trump is expected to visit Scotland before then to tour golf courses, with rumours he will meet up with Sir Keir. Lord Mandelson said Mr Trump is a 'more nuanced figure than people appreciate'. 'Look, he's not only a unique politician - he's also going to be one of the most consequential presidents in American history,' the ambassador said. 'He has this sense of history, this grasp of power which I think perhaps recent inhabitants of the White House haven't quite seen. He is not a man for endless seminars and thinking. 'He's not a victim of analysis paralysis. He has a very quick, easy way of grasping the core points about an issue. And let's be honest: more often than not, there's a kernel of truth in everything he says.' Lord Mandelson joked that the MAGA crowd in Washington 'regard me as a slightly exotic target of their fascination'. He said a turning point in his job was when Mr Trump described him as 'handsome' during Sir Keir's visit to the White House. 'I've never been in a town or a political system that is so dominated by one individual,' he said. 'Usually, you're entering an ecosystem rather than the world of one personality. But he is a phenomenon. A unique politician.' Lord Mandelson suggested he does not believe Nigel Farage will become PM as he recounted a recent conversation with US vice president JD Vance. 'I explained to the vice-president that, yes, highly effective populists and political actors like Farage can take advantage,' the New Labour architect said. 'At the end of the day, at the election people will be choosing their future government - not having a fling, expressing a protest or demonstrating their impatience. 'And in that sense, I said, perhaps Nigel is peaking too soon.' Lord Mandelson compared the political situations in the UK and US as he tried to explain why the Labour government has been struggling to make headway. He said: 'The mandates that both President Trump and Keir Starmer won at their elections last year came from the same sense of anger that many voters have. 'That they've been overlooked: the system was not delivering for them, that they were being taken for granted. 'But what's different about Britain is that we seem to have been travelling through a long, dark tunnel for ten years, with no signs of light or hope. 'It has seemed one thing after another. And I feel people are emerging from that tunnel, almost blinking into the daylight.'
