Theresa May was in Jordan as Amber Rudd said President Trump’s state visit was still scheduled to go ahead Toby Melville/ReutersPresident Trump is to visit Britain early next year despite growing anger at his decision to share inflammatory anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right group. He is expected to open his country’s new embassy in London in February, Whitehall sources said last night. The working trip, first mooted in October, was supposed to draw some of the heat from the row over the state visit now expected to take place later in the president’s term. Mr Trump’s decision to retweet three videos posted by Britain First’s deputy leader, Jayda Fransen — and his subsequent criticism of Theresa May’s lack of focus on countering “radical Islamic terrorism taking place in the UK” — has ensured that even a downgraded visit will be highly controversial.

Source: The Times December 01, 2017 00:03 UTC