{"id":56615,"date":"2018-01-12T06:45:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T06:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=56615"},"modified":"2018-01-12T06:45:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T06:45:54","slug":"donald-trump-cancels-february-visit-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/donald-trump-cancels-february-visit-uk.html","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump cancels February visit to UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump cancels February visit to UK<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Donald Trump has cancelled a visit to the UK planned for February, saying he was not a “big fan” of the new US embassy in London he was due to open.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US president had been expected to open the new $1bn (\u00a3738m) building, commissioned by his predecessor Barack Obama, which he said was a “bad deal”.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ceremony may instead be hosted by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Trump accepted the Queen’s invitation for an official state visit when Theresa May met him last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Downing Street declined to comment on Mr Trump’s cancellation of February’s working trip to the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a tweet, Mr Trump said he was not happy that the Obama administration had sold the previous US embassy at Grosvenor Square in London for “peanuts”.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the new building in Vauxhall, south London, was in an “off location”, adding: “Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO!”<\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC understands that No 10 is considering options for a state visit later in the year, with plans for Mr Trump to have lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace.<\/span><\/p>\n

But no firm date for a state visit had ever been agreed, nor had the White House “nailed down the details of the trip”, says BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale.<\/span><\/p>\n

Woody Johnson, the US ambassador to the UK, last month told the BBC he “absolutely” expected Mr Trump to visit Britain in the new year.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest development follows reports that Mr Trump wanted to delay a potential visit amid concerns about large-scale protests.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament last summer, there was no mention of a visit – although a Downing Street spokesman said an invitation had been “extended and accepted”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mrs May was the first foreign leader to meet Mr Trump after his inauguration when she visited the Oval Office in January 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Typically during state visits, the government, the visiting government and the royal household agree on a detailed schedule where the Queen acts as the official host.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-42657954<\/span><\/p>\n

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