US President and Keir Starmer to travel to Aberdeenshire today

The US President, who spent the weekend at his Turnberry resort in Ayrshire, is believed to be flying to RAF Lossiemouth at around 4.20pm. He is then expected to travel to Trump International Scotland, his golf resort on Menie Estate in Balmedie.

Trump will be accompanied by the Prime Minister, who will meet him to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine at Turnberry today. The pair will then travel together to the Aberdeenshire resort for a ‘private engagement’.

Tomorrow, Trump will open Menie’s second course, which is set to be named after his mother Mary Anne MacLeod, who was from Lewis.

Donald Trump is being asked to “talk sense” into the prime minister on the future of oil and gas jobs when the pair meet in Aberdeenshire today. The US president will hold trade talks with Sir Keir Starmer, starting in Turnberry, Ayrshire, before the two leaders are expected to travel to the north-east.

The prime minister has been under pressure to change course on policies for the crucial energy industry, including cutting a windfall tax on profits.

And industry figures have been quick to seize on Mr Trump’s vocal support for oil. Russell Borthwick, chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, made a direct plea. “When the pair get together to talk trade this afternoon, I am among those who hope the leader of the free world can talk some sense into his British counterpart.”

[Source: Press and Journal]