President Trump has been invited to the UK for a second state visit by King Charles. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used his trip to the White House to present Trump with the invitation letter from the King.
Sir Keir said the president’s last state visit in 2019 had been a "tremendous success" and that the invite for a second visit was "truly historic" and "unprecedented".
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after reading the letter, Trump said he accepted the invite and that it would be an "honour" to visit the "fantastic" country. He added that King Charles was a "beautiful man, a wonderful man".
Traditionally second-term US presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle.
Sir Starmer presented the letter from the King to President Trump, during their first meeting since his return to the White House for a second term. The leaders discussed Ukraine, with Sir Keir hoping to persuade the US to provide a military “backstop” to any European peacekeeping force deployed in the country. They also talked about trade, with the British government hoping to avoid tariffs which Mr Trump is planning to impose on other countries.
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Chris Mason, Faisal Islam and Sarah Smith.
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