Trump praises Starmer as he embarks on four-day trip

Donald Trump called UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer a “good man”, as he landed in Scotland where he will spend the weekend golfing at his two luxury resorts as part of a four-day visit.

- REBECCA WHITTAKER

The US president was greeted by thousands of people hoping to catch a glimpse of him as he landed at Glasgow Prestwick airport in Ayrshire just before 8.30pm.

Mr Trump was met by Scottish secretary Ian Murray as he walked off Air Force One at Prestwick.

The pair could be seen shaking hands at the bottom of the aircraft stairs before Mr Trump walked across to a group of journalists to answer questions before leaving in his armoured car known as The Beast.

Speaking to reporters at Prestwick airport, Mr Trump described Sir Keir as “a good man” and confirmed they will be meeting later.

“I like your prime minister, he’s slightly more liberal than I am - as you probably heard - but he’s a good man. He got a trade deal done.

“You know, they’ve been working on this deal for 12 years, he got it done - that’s a good deal, it’s a good deal for the UK.”