Theresa May has revealed why she held Donald Trump’s hand again The prime minister said she was simply helping Trump

Theresa May has revealed why she held Donald Trump‘s hand during their recent meeting in Oxfordshire.

Speaking to the BBC‘s Andrew Marr, the prime minister explained that in the latest instance it was to help the US President up and down a set of stairs.

Mrs May said: “What you notice is that whenever he takes me down a slope or stairs – he did it up the steps at Blenheim Palace – he takes my hand to help in going up the steps.”

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“It’s the grab”

Sunday morning’s interview came as Trump prepared to fly to Helsinki, Finland, for a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Marr suggested to Mrs May that the image she presents when holding the president’s hand might be one of submission.

“Oh Andrew, come on,” she replies defensively.

“It’s the grab,” Marr then remarks, mimicking the way the president instigates the gesture.

“Don’t walk away”

During the interview on the Andrew Marr Show, Mrs May also said that the President suggested she should sue the European Union, rather than negotiate with them over the UK’s withdrawal.

She immediately dismissed the suggestion, and added: “Actually, no – we’re going into negotiations with them.”

“But interestingly what the president also said at that press conference was ‘don’t walk away’,” she said.

“‘Don’t walk away from those negotiations because then you’re stuck.'”

During his visit to the UK, which was widely protested, the US president also enjoyed afternoon tea with the Queen and spent two nights at his hotel in Scotland, where he played a round of golf at his resort.