Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

The US President is coming to the UK at a febrile time

Have your say: Downing Street has hailed the visit as a ‘historic opportunity’ to cement ties with Washington

Sacking of Peter Mandelson over Epstein ties threatens to overshadow fanfare of US president’s two-day trip

Months of preparations have gone into this state visit - but the Lord Mandelson question is not the only concern troubling insiders.

Keir Starmer will have to choose how to spend limited political capital, with most pressing issues ones UK and US do not agree on

The whirlwind trip comes at a torrid time for Prime Minister Keir Starmer who is facing questions over his leadership and judgment.

Visit comes at sensitive time for UK government, which is laying on display of royal and military pageantry

When US President Donald Trump arrives at Windsor Castle for his unprecedented second state visit to the UK on Wednesday, there will be one notable absentee.

The visit comes at a sensitive time for the UK, which plans to lay on a display of royal pageantry for the US president.

US president arrives on Tuesday for lavish programme, as Sadiq Khan calls for UK leaders not to shy away from ‘being critical’

Donald Trump is back on UK soil for his ‘unprecedented’ second state visit. Will the US president’s trip help to distract from Keir Starmer’s challenges at home? Or could it leave…

Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firms