Boris Johnson praises Trump, saying US president has ‘many, many good qualities’
From The Independent: Boris Johnson has lavished praise on Donald Trump, saying the US president has “many, many good qualities” and lauding his record in office.
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Theresa May “looking forward” to building on ties with US during Trump visit
From Metro: Theresa May has said she is looking forward to building on the ‘strong and enduring ties’ between the UK and US during Donald Trump’s visit to Britain.
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Donald Trump and Theresa May hold hands again
From The Independent: Donald Trump and Theresa May have held hands once again, during the president’s visit to the UK.
No Magic Money Tree? Tories pledge £5 million to pay for Donald Trump to play golf
From Evolve Politics: Despite famously telling a nurse who hadn’t had a pay rise in 8 years that there was no ‘magic money tree’, and in spite of 10 years of devastating cuts to vital public services such as the NHS and schools, the Conservative government have today promised a whopping £5m of taxpayer’s money specifically to enable Donald Trump to play golf during his planned visit to the UK later this month.
In a letter posted to Twitter, the Tory Treasury Secretary Liz Truss told the Scottish Government’s new Justice Secretary, Humza Yousaf, that the UK Conservative government would set aside the £5m needed to police Donald Trump, should the US President fancy playing a spot of golf at any of his resorts in Scotland.
Trump is reportedly planning to visit his luxury golf resort at Turnberry following his scheduled meeting with Theresa May later in July.
Let Trump Handle Brexit: A Leaked Recording of Boris’s “increasing admiration” for Trump
From Buzzfeed: “I am increasingly admiring of Donald Trump,” Boris Johnson said. “I have become more and more convinced that there is method in his madness.”
“Imagine Trump doing Brexit,” Johnson said. “He’d go in bloody hard… There’d be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. Everyone would think he’d gone mad. But actually you might get somewhere. It’s a very, very good thought.”
Theresa May reiterates “very good relationship” with Donald Trump
From The Guardian: Despite repeatedly embarrassing the British prime minister at a politically bruising G7 summit in Quebec, Donald Trump’s controversial visit to the UK next month would still appear to be on.
Theresa May insisted that she had exchanged warm greetings with the US president and he had said how much he was “looking forward” to his visit.
“We have a very good relationship with President Trump,” she said, after she had been challenged on his reported remarks that she was schoolmistressy and politically correct.
Theresa May refuses to rule out selling off the NHS in post-Brexit trade deal with Trump
From Business Insider UK: Theresa May has been accused of secretly plotting to sell off the NHS after declining a request to rule out making the NHS part of any future post-Brexit trade deal with the US. The prime minister was asked by Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable in the House of Commons to give an “absolute guarantee” that the NHS “will not be for sale” when the UK government begins negotiations with the Donald Trump administration.
However, May declined the opportunity, saying the UK did not yet know what “requirements” the US would make as part of any deal. “We are starting the discussions with the American administration,” May replied. “He doesn’t know what they are going to say in their requirements for that free trade agreements. We will go into those negotiations to get the best possible deal for the United Kingdom.”
Boris Johnson slams Sadiq Khan as ‘pompous popinjay’ over cancelled Trump visit
From iNews: Boris Johnson denounced London Mayor Sadiq Khan as a “puffed-up pompous popinjay” as Donald Trump’s decision not to visit Britain next month sparked a bitter political row.
Theresa May under growing pressure to cancel Trump’s state visit after he promotes Britain First
From The Independent: Theresa May’s ties with Donald Trump are under intense pressure after the President promoted a British far-right extremist organisation to his 44 million social media followers.
“Imbecile” Donald Trump slammed by MPs for UK crime tweet
From LBC News: Progressive British MPs have accused Donald Trump of “fearmongering” and of making “inflammatory and ignorant statements” after he claimed a rise in UK crime was caused by “radical Islamic terror”.