Labour’s leader in Scotland has said that he will lead protests against President Trump if, as expected, he visits Scotland this summer.

Richard Leonard said there would be a mass demonstration against the US president if he came to Britain. Mr Trump is understood to be preparing to meet the Queen at Balmoral over the summer as part of a UK trip.

Mr Leonard said his party would help to co-ordinate protests. He said: “There is a lot of anger at the prospect of Donald Trump coming to Scotland and a strong desire to show he is not welcome here.

“Someone who holds such misogynist, racist and anti-trade union views not to mention his whole approach to foreign policy, someone who rejects the Paris climate