US president expected to visit Britain in early 2018 when he may formally open the new American embassy, says Wood JohnsonThe US ambassador to the UK has said he expects Donald Trump to go ahead with a working visit to the UK in the new year, despite a recent Twitter row with Theresa May over the terror threat posed by Muslims in the UK. A formal state visit – which would include a meeting with the Queen – is not envisaged. Johnson, a close friend of the president, said Trump’s relationship with the UK was “very, very good”. The former UK ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, said many Americans, including those had not voted for Trump, would be offended if the invitation was withdrawn. He said: “It may be so scaled down the public will hardly see him and it will barely justify being called a state visit.”

Source: The Guardian December 12, 2017 08:02 UTC