DESPITE him being half-Scottish, President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom will not include any events or stays in Scotland.

The National can reveal that neither the Scottish Government nor Police Scotland has been consulted over a Scottish element to the state visit so controversially offered to the President by Prime Minister Theresa May in the first days of his occupation of the White House.

Though both Downing Street and the White House have confirmed that discussions on the state visit are at an advanced stage, a trip to Scotland as part of the formal engagements is not on the itinerary despite speculation that Trump might visit Balmoral.

A date has yet to be set for the state visit but the likely timescale of July or August would mean that Police Scotland would at least have been notified of the need for their involvement. A spokesperson for Police Scotland confirmed: “We’re not aware of any plans for an official visit to Scotland.”

A Scottish Government spokesperson told The National: “The Scottish Government has not been approached by the UK Government in relation to a state visit.”

Sources in the Scottish Government indicated to The National that the opposition of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the state visit had played heavily with the organisers.

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In an interview last month, the First Minister said: “I don’t think it would be appropriate in these circumstances for the state visit to go ahead while these bans are in place given the understandable concern that people have about them and the messages they send and the impact they have.”

She added: “I think there’s a very strong body of opinion across the UK. Nobody is suggesting the President of America can’t come to the UK nor is anyone suggesting a state visit is not appropriate at some stage, but while these bans that have caused so much concern are in place, it would be inappropriate for the state visit to proceed. It would be better to reconsider the timing of it.”

Following reports that Birmingham might stage the biggest event of the visit, David Lidington, the leader of the House of Commons, said that discussions about its details were “still ongoing”.

He said: “The Trump visit is still under discussion between the two governments.

“As with any state visit there’s a whole range of variables over the diaries of the key players on both sides, what makes up a good programme, when’s the right timing.”

He added that there was no “set venue” for the state visit, which has caused outrage after the President signed an executive order introducing a 90-day travel ban on residents from seven predominantly Muslim countries – Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen – to stop Islamic terrorists going to America.

More than 1.8 million people signed a petition calling on Theresa May to rescind the invitation of a state visit and a Parliamentary debate on the matter is due to take place on February 20, with Speaker John Bercow having already said he would not allow Trump to address Parliament because of his racist and misogynist remarks.

According to White House sources, the proposed rally in Birmingham would see people charged £10 for entry to raise funds for veterans’ charities.

One source close to the President said: “It would be his biggest rally with 85,000 people coming together to celebrate the US-UK special relationship. If he is not speaking to the Houses of Parliament, let’s go to the people. The only person who gets screwed is the Speaker of the House of Commons.”

Shabana Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood, said: “Birmingham is a wonderfully diverse city, home to people of every background, every faith. President Trump, with his hateful and divisive rhetoric, policies and Muslim ban, is not welcome here.”

Writer Owen Jones, who co-founded the Stop Trump Coalition, said: “Donald Trump’s state visit will be marked by the biggest protest against racism and hatred in our country’s history. It doesn’t matter where he goes. We will march in our millions against him, and our government’s collusion, in every town and city in Britain.”