Trump to meet Starmer in Ayrshire after agreeing US-EU trade deal
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Trump to meet Starmer at Turnberry golf resort
Donald Trump to meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on day three of his Scotland visit. The leaders are expected to discuss progress on the UK-US trade deal, hopes for a ceasefire in the Middle East and applying pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. The US President will travel from Turnberry to his second resort Trump International Golf Links on the Menie Estate. A ‘festival of resistance’ is set to be held near the Aberdeenshire golf course while Trump is there. Trump’s visit has already been marked by arrests, including a disturbance on plane to Glasgow which has sparked a terror probe.Hundreds of protesters gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Saturday to voice their opposition to Trump’s visit to Scotland. Trump will visit the UK again in September for an unprecedented second state visit.
The US President will travel from Turnberry to his second resort Trump International Golf Links on the Menie Estate
A ‘festival of resistance’ is set to be held near the Aberdeenshire golf course while Trump is there
Trump’s visit has already been marked by arrests, including a disturbance on plane to Glasgow which has sparked a terror probe
Hundreds of protesters gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Saturday to voice their opposition to Trump’s visit
Donald Trump is to meet with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on day three of his Scotland visit.
On Monday, the leaders are expected to discuss progress on the UK-US trade deal, hopes for a ceasefire in the Middle East and applying pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
It comes after Trump briefly met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire on Sunday.
They agreed to a trade deal setting a 15% tariff on most European Union goods. Trump said it was the “biggest deal ever made”.
Trump landed at Prestwick Airport on Friday evening for a five-day visit to Scotland and was seen playing golf at his resort over the weekend – on what has been described as a working holiday.
Sir Keir will travel to Scotland to meet the president at Turnberry before a planned press conference.
It is understood that he will discuss Washington’s work with partners in Qatar and Egypt during his talks with Trump and seek to determine what more can be done to urgently bring about a ceasefire.
They will also discuss the recently agreed US-UK trade deal and the war in Ukraine.
After their meeting, the world leaders will travel on together for a further private engagement in Aberdeen.
The US President is then set to travel to his second resort Trump International Golf Links on the Menie Estate.
Former Aberdeenshire councillor Debra Storr was arrested on Friday near the Trump International Golf Links in Menie, for writing a chalk message critical of Donald Trump on a road near the site.
She was charged and banned from entering the Menie Estate until her court appearance.
A “festival of resistance” is set to be held near the Aberdeenshire golf course on Monday afternoon.
Organisers of the protest at The White Horse Inn, in Balmedie, said they object to the golf course receiving £180,000 of public funding for the Nexo Championship next month.
Alena Ivanova of Stop Trump Scotland said: “This message is to Donald Trump but also our elected leaders preparing to meet him: there is no place for Trumpism in Scotland.
“They need to stand up to him instead of kowtowing to this bully – including by handing over hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer money for a golf tournament hosted at Trump International even while he attempts to bully us with tariffs.”
Hundreds of protesters gathered in both Edinburgh and Aberdeen on Saturday to voice their opposition to Trump’s visit.
A man was arrested after a disturbance on board a flight bound for Glasgow on Sunday. A video being investigated by counter-terrorism police appears to show a man on an aircraft shouting “death to America, death to Trump”.
A 50-year-old woman was issued with a recorded police warning in connection with alleged threatening behaviour at a Stop Trump Scotland protest outside the US consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday.
Trump will visit the UK again in September for an unprecedented second state visit.
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Trump, EU Leaders Hail US, EU Trade Deal With 15% Tariff On All Goods –
The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal. After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%. That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products. Trump said the EU would boost its investment in the US by $600bn (£446bn), including American military equipment, and spend $750bn on energy. The deal still requires approval by EU member states, whose ambassadors will meet on Monday for a debrief from the commission. France’s European Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad reacted to the deal early on Monday, saying it had some merits – such as exemptions for some key French business sectors such as spirits. The EU said it was prepared to retaliate with tariffs on US goods including car parts, Boeing planes and beef.
The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, ending a months-long standoff between two of the world’s biggest economic partners.
After make-or-break negotiations between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland, the pair agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%.
That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products.
Von der Leyen also hailed the deal, saying it would bring stability for both allies, who together account for almost a third of global trade.
Trump has wielded tariffs against major US trade partners in a bid to reorder the global economy and trim the American trade deficit.
As well as the EU, he has struck tariff agreements with the UK, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, although he has not achieved his goal of “90 deals in 90 days”.
France’s European Affairs Minister Benjamin Haddad reacted to the deal early on Monday, saying it had some merits – such as exemptions for some key French business sectors such as spirits – but was unbalanced.
Sunday’s agreement was announced after private talks between Trump and Von der Leyen at his Turnberry golf course in South Ayrshire.
Trump – who is on a five-day visit to Scotland – said following their brief meeting: “We have reached a deal. It’s a good deal for everybody.”
The EU’s top official described the deal as a “framework” agreement, with further technical details to be negotiated “over the next weeks”.
The commission has the mandate to negotiate trade deals for the entire bloc – but it still requires approval by EU member states, whose ambassadors will meet on Monday for a debrief from the commission.
Trump said the EU would boost its investment in the US by $600bn (£446bn), including American military equipment, and spend $750bn on energy.
That investment over the next three years in American liquified natural gas, oil and nuclear fuels would, von der Leyen said, help reduce European reliance on Russian power sources.
Some goods will not attract any tariffs, including aircraft and plane parts, certain chemicals and some agricultural products. A separate deal on semiconductors may be announced soon.
One key area where a deal is yet to be struck is alcohol, with France and the Netherlands in particular seeking tariff exemptions for their respective wine and beer industries.
But a 50% US tariff Trump has implemented on steel and aluminium globally would stay in place, he said.
Both sides can paint this agreement as something of a victory.
For the EU, the tariffs could have been worse: it is not as good as the UK’s 10% tariff rate, but is the same as the 15% rate that Japan negotiated last week.
For the US it equates to the expectation of roughly $90bn of tariff revenue into government coffers – based on last year’s trade figures, plus there’s hundreds of billions of dollars of investment now due to come into the US.
One thing is clear: Trump is celebrating after striking the largest trade deal in history.
While there is a lot of upside for the US in this deal, it is less clear what the EU gains.
It was notable that Von der Leyen spoke about “rebalancing” the trading relationship.
Previously the EU has argued the relationship is not out of balance as the EU buys far more services from America than it sells to them.
It sounded as though von der Leyen was deliberately speaking Trump’s language in order to seal the agreement.
It came after the US president finished 18 holes at the Turnberry resort with guests and family, including his son Eric, amid showery conditions.
Trade in goods between the EU and US totalled about $976bn last year. The US imported about $606bn in goods from the EU and exported around $370bn in 2024.
That imbalance, or trade deficit, is a sticking point for Trump. He says trade relationships like this mean the US is “losing”.
If he had followed through on tariffs against Europe, import taxes would have been levied on products from Spanish pharmaceuticals to Italian leather, German electronics and French cheese.
The EU had said it was prepared to retaliate with tariffs on US goods including car parts, Boeing planes and beef.
The Irish Prime Minister, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin, noted the fact that tariffs would still be higher than before, making trade “more expensive and more challenging”.
Among EU countries, Ireland is the most reliant on the US as an export market.
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz posted on X that a trade conflict would have hit Germany hard.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed the deal, but said she needed to see the details, Italy’s Ansa news agency reported.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans his own meeting with Trump at Turnberry on Monday.
The US president will be in Aberdeen on Tuesday, where his family has another golf course and is opening a third next month.
The president and his sons plan to help cut the ribbon on the new fairway.
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Three British Trump fans are out on the hill next to Turnberry. They are wearing Make America Great Again hats and holding a sign that reads “Don’t trust Starmer” Trump waved and blew a kiss towards the fans before he took his shot at the golf course. One of the group who had travelled from Blackburn said: “I can’t believe we’re the only ones”
Trump fan tells why he has come from Blackburn to support US president
There are no sign of anti-Trump protesters outside the golf course this morning but three British Trump fans are out on the hill next to Turnberry.
They are wearing Make America Great Again hats, waving small US flags and holding a sign that reads “Don’t trust Starmer”. Trump waved and blew a kiss towards the fans before he took his shot.
Tom English, one of the group who had travelled from Blackburn, said: “I can’t believe we’re the only ones, to be fair. I thought there’d be more people.”
Asked why he’d travelled so far to support the leader of another country, Mr English said: “I’ve just lived him from day one when he ran. I like the way he speaks, his personality, the comedy gold he comes out with. He had me at Rosie O’Donnell to be honest with you.”
Ms O’Donnell has been the target of a long running campaign of abuse by Trump, who earlier this month threatened to revoke her citizenship.
“I’ve supported him all the way through. It’s just because he’a not one of them, basically. He came in, said he’s going to drain the swamp, end the deep state and that’s what he’s trying to do,” he added.
EU-US trade deal: Ireland ‘not exactly celebrating’, minister of state says
Ireland ‘not exactly celebrating’ new EU-US deal, says minister of state Neale Richmond. US President Donald Trump and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday they have agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%. That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products. The EU’s top official described the deal as a “framework” agreement, with further technical details to be negotiated “over the next weeks”
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Getty Images Irish Minister of State Neale Richmond says the deal will provide certainty for businesses
Ireland is “not exactly celebrating” the new EU-US trade deal, an Irish minister of state has said, but added that it provides certainty. US President Donald Trump and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday they have agreed a US tariff on all EU goods of 15%. That is half the 30% import tax rate Trump had threatened to implement starting on Friday. He said the 27-member bloc would open its markets to US exporters with zero per cent tariffs on certain products. Neale Richmond, a minister of state in Ireland’s foreign affairs department, said the deal “gives us that certainty that has been lacking in the last number of months”.
Among EU countries, Ireland is the most reliant on the US as an export market. “We’re not exactly celebrating this, it’s not a case that this is a good thing but it’s probably the least bad option based on what we were facing a couple of days ago, the prospect of a 30% tariff,” Richmond told BBC Radio Ulster’s Good Morning Ulster on Monday. “The EU is a tough negotiator but this isn’t like any trade deal I have ever experienced before, in my 15 odd years of working on EU trade deals. It is what it is and we move on.” He added: “We don’t want a tariff war, tariffs are a bad thing. We want stability for businesses and we have that today.” Trump has wielded tariffs against major US trade partners in a bid to reorder the global economy and trim the American trade deficit. Von der Leyen has hailed the deal, saying it will bring stability for both allies, who together account for almost a third of global trade. The EU’s top official described the deal as a “framework” agreement, with further technical details to be negotiated “over the next weeks”.
Reuters Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump announced the deal on Sunday
Speaking of the pharmaceutical sector, Richmond said there was a “case made” that certain medications would be tariff free. “These are some of the areas we will have to dig into, but absolutely we have a lot to work on,” he said. “The pharmaceutical sector isn’t just really important to a lot of Irish businesses, it must be said it’s really important to a lot of American consumers and crucially patients who rely on these drugs too.”
‘New era of stability’
Trump to meet Starmer in Ayrshire after agreeing US-EU trade deal
Heavy security around Turnberry ahead of Donald Trump’s visit. Roads around the golf course are blocked off to all but a few vehicles. A council bin lorry was held up by police at one of the road blocks.
Paul Ward
BBC News Scotland producer
The high level of security around Turnberry for Donald Trump’s visit has been well publicised and is in clear operation again as Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for his meeting with the US president.
There aren’t many roads in the area and those around the hotel are blocked off to all but a few vehicles.
Lots have been turned away from the main road through Turnberry, which has the golf course on one side and the hotel on the other, alongside some houses.
At one point over the weekend a potential “diplomatic incident” was avoided when a council bin lorry was held up by police at one of the road blocks.
It was eventually cleared to drive through and made it along a residential road for its fortnightly pick ups, which was surely for the best as blocking “bin day” collection would be a sure-fire way for the president to really upset the locals.