Donald Trump and the then-Prince of Wales during the US president's first state visit to the UK in 2019.

Donald Trump has said he does not want Parliament to be recalled so he can address MPs and peers during his state visit to the UK.

The US president said MPs should “go and have a good time” rather than return to Westminster.

Trump’s state visit – his second as president – will take place from September 17 to 19.

That coincides with a Commons recess as MPs attend their party conferences.

Government insiders confirmed yesterday that there were no plans to recall Parliament to allow Trump to make an address, an honour which has been bestowed on his predecessors Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan.

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