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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Amanda Meade Media correspondent

ABC excluded from Trump’s UK press conference as British officials deny any link to clash with Australian journalist

Donald Trump in the UK
Donald Trump is in the UK for a two-day state visit. ABC Australia has been barred from Trump’s UK press conference. Illustration: Newspix International

The ABC has been excluded from attending Donald Trump’s press conference near London this week, days after a public clash between the broadcaster’s Americas editor, John Lyons, and the president in Washington DC over his business dealings.

Both Downing Street and the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in the UK, which liaises with overseas reporters and broadcasters, said Australia’s national broadcaster had not been targeted, but rather was moved to an overflow room along with other international outlets due to space constraints.

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