This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/21/theresa-may-to-travel-to-us-for-donald-trump-visit-next-week-reports
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Theresa May to travel to US for Donald Trump talks next week – reports | Theresa May to travel to US for Donald Trump talks next week – reports |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Theresa May will visit Donald Trump in the United States next week, it is understood. | Theresa May will visit Donald Trump in the United States next week, it is understood. |
| The prime minister would be one of the first foreign leaders to meet the new US president following his inauguration. | The prime minister would be one of the first foreign leaders to meet the new US president following his inauguration. |
| It follows reports that May would travel to Washington DC next Thursday for talks with the president, with post-Brexit trade negotiations likely to be high on the agenda. | |
| May is likely to use the early visit to press the case for a free trade deal with the US amid doubts that an agreement would be compatible with Trump’s “America first” strategy. | |
| The prime minister has said she is confident of striking a deal and has suggested the UK and US could even reduce barriers to trade before being able to sign a formal agreement after Brexit. | |
| May is likely to emphasise the the importance of Nato and the European Union for collective security and defence after Trump sparked concerns about his commitment to both organisations. | |
| She has also promised to hold “very frank” discussions with Trump, making clear she has found some of his comments unacceptable – including his suggestion that his fame allowed him to “do anything” to women, such as “grabbing them by the pussy”. | |
| More to follow ... | More to follow ... |