Trump visit snub

Just as a broken clock is correct twice a day, so Jeremy Corbyn’s dislike of Uncle Sam happens,onoccasion,tocoincide with our national interest.

According the US head of state, a carriage ride down the Mall with the Queen is such an occasion. This is a state that has, in effect, declared war on Iran with its economic embargo. It threatens to punish any country or company that does business with Iran.

Our invitation sends the wrongmessagethatwashington’s insatiable urge to exercise extra-territorial jurisdiction is OK with us. So much for a rules-based international order.

YUGO KOVACH Winterborne Houghton, Dorset

SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford, with no sense of irony, states that he has turned down his invitation to the proposed state banquet in June because principal guest President Donald Trump promotes the “poisonous politics of division”. Quite so !

(DR) A MCCORMICK

Terregles, Dumfries