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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Scotland demands £24.5m from Westminster for Trump and Vance visits

Donald Trump walking on a golf course, followed by bagpipers.
Trump visited his golfing resorts at Turnberry in Ayrshire and Menie in Aberdeenshire during a five-day trip in July. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

The UK government needs to “step up” and reimburse the £24.5m cost of Donald Trump and JD Vance’s recent visits to Scotland, Holyrood’s public finance minister has said.

Provisional costs of almost £24.5m for the two working visits have been published by the Scottish government.

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