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Kathy Lette Writer September 16, 2025 — 9.01am

I’m finding Donald Trump very educational … Every time he comes on TV, I feel the sudden urge to go into the garden to read a book. But there’s no avoiding him this week as London braces itself for Trump’s second official state visit.

Traditionally, US presidents serving a second term – such as Trump – are not offered a state visit to the UK. Instead, they are invited for a cuppa and a cucumber sandwich with the monarch, as happened with former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.

However, in February, to sweeten trade deal talks, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed Trump the prestigious invitation from King Charles during a White House meeting.

Starmer, whose poll ratings are lim

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