Donald Trump may well swing by the new US Embassy in Nine Elms during the state visit, so does he still hate it?

President Trump, on his September U.K. visit, will possibly swing by the US Embassy, the imposing glass block located in Nine Elms, between Vauxhall and Battersea Power Station. What would be interesting to know is whether he still hates the place.

In 2018, he slated it as ‘horrible’ and ‘lousy’ when referring to the US Embassy’s new home, following its move from leafy Grosvenor Square in Mayfair to the then-gritty neighbourhood. Now, around six years later, the area boasts the transformed hulk of the once-derelict Battersea Power Station and has become a landmark business, retail and leisure destination with new homes, parks, and much more. But does Trump’s 2018 opinion still stand?

Answering this question requires some historical context. In 2004, the area extending west of Vauxhall Cross through Nine Elms to the decommissioned Battersea Power Station on the south bank of the River Thames was designated as the Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea (VNEB) Opportunity Area in the London Plan. This marked the 230-hectare primarily industrial zone, and central........

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