The leaders will meet for wide-ranging discussions on trade and the Middle East as international alarm grows over conditions in Gaza.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to raise the situation in Gaza when he meets US President Donald Trump in Scotland on Monday. Sir Keir will likely discuss efforts to urgently bring about a ceasefire to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Trump continues golfing Sunday in Scotland as he prepares to meet with top European Union official and discuss trade negotiations.

The most important skill in European politics is the ability to pretend that all is well. In London, Paris, Berlin and a dozen other capitals, the order of the day is continuing the series of polite lies that exculpate a generation of politicians from bearing responsibility for their failures.