A Scotch whisky trade deal with the US is "very high" up the list of agreements the UK Government is seeking to negotiate with Donald Trump , the Scottish Secretary has said. ‌

According to Douglas Alexander , the UK Government is "negotiating hard" for the UK but stressed that "Donald Trump doesn't give gifts, Donald Trump does deals". ‌

His comments come after First Minister John Swinney's visit earlier this week to meet the US president in the White House. ‌

The visit came amid concerns about the impact of tariffs from the Scotch whisky sector, which are currently levied at 10% on whisky exported from Scotland to America.

Mr Alexander called on Scotland's First Minister to put aside "political point scoring" and work together to secure a whisky trade deal with the US a

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