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| Theresa May will visit Donald Trump in spring this year following preparatory December meetings between key staff from Downing Street and the United States president-elect's team, a Number 10 source said. | Theresa May will visit Donald Trump in spring this year following preparatory December meetings between key staff from Downing Street and the United States president-elect's team, a Number 10 source said. |
| The Prime Minister's joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill travelled to the US last month to build links with Mr Trump's team. | The Prime Minister's joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill travelled to the US last month to build links with Mr Trump's team. |
| The mission was part of Mrs May's efforts to build a relationship with the controversial tycoon ahead of his inauguration on January 20. | The mission was part of Mrs May's efforts to build a relationship with the controversial tycoon ahead of his inauguration on January 20. |
| The source said: "This was part of a process leading towards the PM's first visit with President-elect Trump. | The source said: "This was part of a process leading towards the PM's first visit with President-elect Trump. |
| "During the second phone call with president-elect Trump, the Prime Minister suggested it would be a good idea for key staff from both teams to meet. President-elect Trump agreed this would be useful. | "During the second phone call with president-elect Trump, the Prime Minister suggested it would be a good idea for key staff from both teams to meet. President-elect Trump agreed this would be useful. |
| "We are pleased to have been able to make that happen and the Prime Minister looks forward to visiting the new president in the spring." | "We are pleased to have been able to make that happen and the Prime Minister looks forward to visiting the new president in the spring." |
| Early last month Mrs May praised Mr Trump as "very easy to talk to", despite having criticised him during the US elections. | |
| The Prime Minister’s compliment formed part of her drive to build relations with the new administration, after a rocky start in which she and other senior Tories tried to move on from previous derogatory comments. | |
| Speaking during a visit to Bahrain, Mrs May said: "He is somebody who very much values the relationship he has with the UK." | |
| During his campaign, when Mr Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the US and claimed parts of London were no-go areas for the police, Mrs May as Home Secretary said: "I just think it shows he does not understand the UK." |