US President Donald Trump has been invited for a second state go to by the King.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his journey to the White Home to current Trump with an invite letter from King Charles.
Sir Keir mentioned the president’s final state go to in 2019 had been a “large success” and that the invite for a second go to was “actually historic” and “unprecedented”.
Chatting with reporters within the Oval Workplace after studying the letter, Trump mentioned he accepted the invite and that it might be an “honour” to go to the “incredible” nation.
He added that King Charles was a “stunning man, an exquisite man”.
Historically second-term US presidents should not provided a state go to and have as an alternative been provided tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Fort.
King Charles’ letter, which Trump confirmed to the cameras, learn: “Fairly aside from this presenting a chance to debate a variety of problems with mutual curiosity, it might additionally supply a priceless probability to plan a historic second state go to to the UK.
“As you’ll know that is unprecedented by a US President. That’s the reason I’d discover it useful for us to have the ability to focus on, collectively, a spread of choices for location and programme content material.
“In so doing, working collectively, I do know we are going to additional improve the particular relationship between our two international locations of which we’re each so proud.”
The letter proposed assembly in Scotland at both Dumfries Home or Balmoral.
Trump joked that he must test if the signature was actual.
Sir Keir gave Trump the letter as the 2 leaders took questions from reporters forward of talks anticipated to cowl subjects together with the struggle in Ukraine.
Talking on the aircraft to the US, Sir Keir instructed reporters {that a} peace deal wouldn’t cease Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine once more, until the US had been in a position to present safety ensures.
Requested if the US might present such help, Trump mentioned a proposed cope with Ukraine over entry to crucial minerals would offer “a backstop”.
“We’re a backstop as a result of we will probably be over there, we will probably be working within the nation,” he mentioned.
Pressed over whether or not he would approve the UK’s potential deal handy over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Trump mentioned: “We’ll have some discussions about that very quickly, and I’ve a sense it is going to work out very properly.
“I believe we’ll be inclined to go together with your nation,”
In an interview earlier than travelling to the US, International Secretary David Lammy said the controversial deal wouldn’t go forward until the US supported it.
