Europe is to be flooded with American cars and energy after Brussels struck an eleventh-hour trade deal with Donald Trump. Under the terms of a pact announced on Sunday, the European Union will face 15 per cent tariffs on exports to the US, staving off a full-blown trade war after months of negotiations.

Trump, in Scotland for a few days of golfing and bilateral meetings, told reporters upon his arrival on Friday evening that von der Leyen was a highly respected leader and he was looking forward to meeting with her on his golf course in Turnberry.