Prime Minister Keir Starmer invited to join US President Donald Trump during visit to Scotland

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Scotland to meet Donald Trump when he makes a private visit to his Scottish golf courses later this month, Downing Street has said.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the US President had invited Starmer to join him during the visit, which the Prime Minister was “pleased to accept”.

The meeting will be “informal”, with details of the timings and venue still to be confirmed.

Separately, a full state visit for the US leader has been confirmed for September, with President Trump and the First Lady to be hosted by King Charles at Windsor Castle from September 17 to 19.

Trump was initially due to meet King Charles in Scotland this summer, but the visit was cancelled due to “diary reasons”.

Starmer extended the second invitation on behalf of King Charles during his visit to the Oval Office.

The invitation has been described as “unprecedented” as, traditionally, second-term presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch.

Trump last visited Scotland in 2023, attending a ceremony to break ground on a second golf course at the Menie Estate.

The visit would be the President’s first after he was elected for a second term.

Ahead of the visit, Police Scotland’s deputy chief constable said that the force will look to secure extra funding from the Scottish Government to police the visit.