More than 350 people have attended a protest in Edinburgh against President Trump's state visit to the UK.

Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard was among those speaking at the event, as well as representatives from unions, anti-racism groups and the Muslim community and climate-change activists.

Mr Leonard said: "We say, 'No to war, yes to peace, no to Trump, yes to the citizens of America.'"

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has responded to Donald Trump's suggestion that the NHS would be "on the table" during negotiations over a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and US.

Mr Hancock - who is running to be leader of the Conservative Party told the BBC he loved the health service and insisted it was "not for sale".

The Labour leadership "would be more than happy to speak to Donald Trump", according to shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn boycotted the state banquet for Mr Trump at Buckingham Palace, but Mr Trump revealed during this afternoon's press conference that he had asked to meet him.

Speaking after the news conference, Ms Thornberry told BBC News Labour had always welcomed talks with Mr Trump "on a business level".

She added: "But the bottom and top of it is that we don't think that President Trump deserves the honour of a state visit - only three American presidents have now had it - and it is a very special thing to be given a state visit.

"So given that we didn't agree with the state visit, we were hardly going to go to the banquet.

"But of course we would meet him, of course we would talk to him. We have a lot to say, we think he is undermining the world order."

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There is nothing to stop American or any other foreign firms bidding for NHS contracts under current rules.

The health reforms in England in 2012 required local commissioners to put large contracts out to tender.

A subsidiary of the US company United Health is among private groups which have won such contracts, along with British firms such as Virgin and Circle.

Around 7% of the English health budget goes to private providers. There are different contracting arrangements in other parts of the UK.

The head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has called for new legislation to drop the requirement for health commissioners to put contracts out to tender.

But if the government decides to do this it is not clear whether that might be overridden by the sort of trade deal Mr Trump would like to negotiate for the US.

That’s the suspicion of those who argue the NHS is vulnerable to covert privatisation.

That meeting has now been confirmed by our political editor.

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has been seen entering the home of the US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson.

Mr Farage, who has described the president as a "true friend to Britain", has been photographed entering Winfield House.

Mr Trump arrived around ten minutes before in his motorcade rather than his Marine One helicopter - as expected - due to rain.

A meeting between the two has not been officially confirmed, but Mr Farage's arrival suggests it could be about to take place.

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Outgoing Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable says he didn't ask President Trump for a meeting during the state visit.

Mr Cable and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn both declined invitations to the state banquet for Mr Trump at Buckingham Palace last night.

But the US president revealed during this afternoon's press conference that Mr Corbyn had requested a meeting with him.

Mr Cable told BBC News: "I declined the invitation to go to the palace, and I certainly haven't asked for a meeting and he was not after one with me.

"That doesn't mean I don't believe in talking to important people."

Mr Cable, who described himself as "pro-American", criticised Mr Trump for "weakening NATO" and said any trade deal with the US would be "narrower" than the UK's the current arrangement with the EU.

Trump effigies were in abundance among the anti-Trump protesters in Westminster today.

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• On Brexit: "I think it will happen and I believe the prime minister has brought it to a very good point where something will take place in the not too distant future."
• On a future US-UK trade deal: "...the United States is committed to a phenomenal trade deal between the US and the UK. There is tremendous potential in that trade deal - I say probably two and even three times what we are doing right now."
• On Chinese firm Huawei: "We are going to have absolutely an agreement on Huawei and everything else. We have an incredible intelligence relationship."
• On protests: "...I heard that there were protests. I said where are the protests? I don’t see any protests, I did see a small protest today when I came, very small, so a lot of it is fake news."
• On defence: "The prime minister and I agree that our Nato allies must increase their defence spending, we've both been working very hard to that end."
• On Corbyn: He wanted to meet today or tomorrow and I decided that I would not do that. I think that he is, from where I come from, somewhat of a negative force."
• On the state banquet: "We want to thank her majesty the Queen, who I had a lovely dinner with last night."

Campaign group Stop Trump UK claimed there were as many as 75,000 people protesting President Trump's state visit in central London today.

Protesters have all moved from Trafalgar Square, leaving the pigeons to soak up the rain.

The rally continues down on Whitehall.