Donald Trump has responded to Nigel Farage's claims that Parliament should be recalled to allow the President to speak to MPs and peers.
President Trump is set to arrive on September 17, a day after MPs leave for their traditional party conference break on September 16.
Farage has called for parliament to be recalled so the Republican President can speak in the Royal Gallery or Westminster Hall.
However, in an interview with the BBC, Trump dismissed Farage's request, saying there was no need to recall MPs to Westminster.
He said: "I think let them go and have a good time [ie, let MPs go to their respective conferences]. I don’t want that to... I think just, I want to have a good time and respect King Charles, because he’s a great gentleman."
President Trump was also complimentary about Sir Keir Starmer and his work to get a US-UK trade deal, despite conceding that he is a "liberal".
Trump told the BBC: "I really like the Prime Minister a lot, even though he’s a liberal. He did a good trade deal with us, which a lot of countries haven’t been able to do."
"The UK is very special, and it’s been there for a long time. They have been a really true ally."
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|Trump said there was no need to recall MPs to Westminster
Trump said he will have a "state meeting" with the Prime Minister in Aberdeen when he makes a private visit to Scotland later this month.
The US President described Aberdeen as the "oil capital of Europe" and said "they should get rid of the windmills and bring back the oil".
Campaigners at Uplift, which wants to see a rapid switch away from oil and gas towards renewable energy, criticised the President, who owns two golf resorts in Scotland.
"Donald Trump clearly knows nothing about the North Sea other than the view from his golf course," Executive Director Tessa Khan said.
REUTERS | President Trump will meet the Prime Minister on a private visit to Scotland later this month
The President’s private visit comes ahead of a state visit that will follow between September 17 and 19.
He will be hosted by the King and Queen at Windsor Castle and accompanied by his wife, Melania Trump.
It will be Trump’s second state visit to the UK, having previously been hosted during his first term in 2019.
Downing Street has previously said that Sir Keir’s meeting with Trump later this month "will not be a formal bilateral".
There are also plans for Scottish First Minister John Swinney to meet with Trump during his trip.