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| Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage | Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage |
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| Nigel Farage should be involved in the government's Brexit negotiations and the UK should be prepared to leave the EU with no deal, Donald Trump has said. | Nigel Farage should be involved in the government's Brexit negotiations and the UK should be prepared to leave the EU with no deal, Donald Trump has said. |
| In a Sunday Times interview, the US president was critical of government's Brexit negotiations, saying it left the EU "with all the cards." | In a Sunday Times interview, the US president was critical of government's Brexit negotiations, saying it left the EU "with all the cards." |
| The interview comes before his state visit to the UK begins on Monday. | The interview comes before his state visit to the UK begins on Monday. |
| On Saturday Mr Trump also said Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" Conservative Party leader. | On Saturday Mr Trump also said Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" Conservative Party leader. |
| Breaking with diplomatic convention, Mr Trump said the leader of the Brexit Party - an arch critic of Prime Minister Theresa May - "has a lot to offer" in negotiations with the EU, and should be included. | |
| "Think how well they would do if they did," he added. | "Think how well they would do if they did," he added. |
| He also said that if the UK should walk away if the UK does not get what it wants from EU negotiations. | He also said that if the UK should walk away if the UK does not get what it wants from EU negotiations. |
| "If you don't get the deal you want, if you don't get a fair deal, then you walk away." | "If you don't get the deal you want, if you don't get a fair deal, then you walk away." |
| Meanwhile, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has marked Mr Trump's visit by calling him "one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat". | Meanwhile, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has marked Mr Trump's visit by calling him "one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat". |
| In an article for the Observer, Mr Khan said: "The far right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than 70 years." | In an article for the Observer, Mr Khan said: "The far right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than 70 years." |
| In April, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was boycotting Mr Trump's state banquet at Buckingham Palace, in protest at the president's "racist and misogynistic rhetoric". | In April, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was boycotting Mr Trump's state banquet at Buckingham Palace, in protest at the president's "racist and misogynistic rhetoric". |
| Trump's views on... | Trump's views on... |
| The US president also reiterated his praise for Boris Johnson - who is willing to leave the EU with no deal. | The US president also reiterated his praise for Boris Johnson - who is willing to leave the EU with no deal. |
| Mr Johnson is one of the candidates in Tory leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. | Mr Johnson is one of the candidates in Tory leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. |
| Sajid Javid, Esther McVey and Dominic Raab have said the UK should leave the EU on the current planned departure date of 31 October with or without an agreement. | Sajid Javid, Esther McVey and Dominic Raab have said the UK should leave the EU on the current planned departure date of 31 October with or without an agreement. |
| But Rory Stewart does not back a no-deal Brexit - and Matt Hancock says politicians must be honest about the trade-offs involved in getting a deal approved by MPs. | But Rory Stewart does not back a no-deal Brexit - and Matt Hancock says politicians must be honest about the trade-offs involved in getting a deal approved by MPs. |
| Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said trying to push through a no-deal Brexit would be committing "political suicide", although he agreed the option had to remain on the negotiating table. | Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said trying to push through a no-deal Brexit would be committing "political suicide", although he agreed the option had to remain on the negotiating table. |
| To compensate for lost trade with the EU, Mr Trump vowed to "go all out" to secure a free trade deal between the UK and US within months of Britain leaving the bloc. | To compensate for lost trade with the EU, Mr Trump vowed to "go all out" to secure a free trade deal between the UK and US within months of Britain leaving the bloc. |
| The first day of Mr Trump's state visit to the UK will include a private lunch with the Queen, tea with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the state banquet at Buckingham Palace. | The first day of Mr Trump's state visit to the UK will include a private lunch with the Queen, tea with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the state banquet at Buckingham Palace. |