Trump is set to visit U.K. in July

President Donald Trump will travel to Britain in July for a working visit, the White House said, making good on an invitation delayed in part by the threat of protests and unrest in London.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the visit Thursday. A Downing Street spokesperson confirmed the talks.

Mr. Trump’s trip will include meetings with British leaders but will be a lowerkey working visit and not a full state visit, a spokesman for Downing Street confirmed.

“The President of the United States will visit the U.K. on July 13. He will hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister during his visit. Further details will be set out in due course,” the spokesman said.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said it was “fantastic news” that Mr. Trump would “at last come to Britain.”

“Looking forward to seeing our closest ally and friend on the GREATest visit ever,” Mr. Johnson tweeted.

Talk of a visit in Mr. Trump’s first year went unrealized amid several controversies sparked by his comments or tweets, including attacks on London’s Muslim mayor that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May criticized. In February, Mr. Trump had been scheduled to open the new U.S. Embassy in Britain but the trip was abruptly canceled amid fears of mass protests.

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