The leaders will meet at Trump's Ayrshire golf resort a day after the US president struck a new trade deal with the EU.

President Donald Trump will be meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer this morning at his Turnberry course as his historic trip to Scotland continues. Mr Trump arrived in the country on Friday evening, heading straight to Turnberry, though on Monday he is expected to head to his second course in Aberdeen.

Turnberry resort has been transformed into an “American prison”, complete with high fencing and “sniper towers”, for Donald Trump’s visit.

Donald Trump is about to fly into the UK, not on a state visit or diplomatic mission but something that to his mind is almost as important, if not more so. He is visiting the golf courses he owns in Aberdeenshire and at Turnberry on Scotland’s west coast.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will hold talks with US president Donald Trump in Scotland today as protesters hope to take part in a noisy demonstration nearby.

In his first State of the R&A press conference since taking over the CEO role late last year, Mark Darbon fielded questions about the viability of at least three highly regarded courses – Turnberry, Muirfield and Portmarneck – with an open date on the calendar looming.

President Donald Trump won’t be getting to host a British Open at his Turnberry resort anytime soon, according to the R&A, which governs the major.

The media and security presence dominated a village with little to no sign of support or protest against the Donald