John Swinney snubs Donald Trump's invitation to state banquet with King and Queen
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Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has snubbed an invitation from Donald Trump to attend a White House state banquet with the King and Queen next week.The Scottish Government confirmed that Mr Swinney "politely declined" the offer to participate in the April 28 event.The banquet forms part of King Charles and Queen Camilla's official state visit to America.Mr Trump personally phoned the First Minister on Monday to extend the invitation, with the call lasting around four minutes.But Mr Swinney's spokesman explained that election campaigning prevented him from accepting."President Trump called First Minister John Swinney to invite him to the State Banquet at the White House next week," they said."Due to the election, the First Minister politely declined the invitation."Scotland heads to the polls on May 7 for the Holyrood election, with the SNP tipped to win a wafer-thin majority by pollsters.
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