Donald Trump used a press conference in Scotland to deliver a subtle dig at Rachel Reeves' high tax and high spend economic policies, which are threatening to drag Britain into a recession. Taking aim at Labour's promise to grow the economy, the US President argued that low taxes "bring growth", suggesting Ms Reeves will fail in her ambitions.

Speaking from his golf course, President Trump compared his own economic strategy at home to other countries', citing his "big tax cut bill, the biggest bill in the history of our country actually. One big beautiful bill... it's essentially a very large tax cut bill for everybody. Our country's never done better. We had a country that was dead six months ago, a year ago... they had high taxes, they wanted more tax... I find that when you lower taxes you get growth. I will say this: the PM hasn't been here very long in all fairness, I think he'll be a tax cutter. But I find as we cut taxes we do more business."

My first tax bill, we cut taxes from 39% to 22%, and we ended up at the end of the first year taking in much more revenue than we did at 39%. It was pretty amazing."

In the same press conference, President Trump added that the person "who cuts taxes the most" is often the most successful politically.

"Generally speaking the one who cuts taxes the most, the one who gives you the lowest energy prices, the one who keeps you out of wars, you have a few basics - and you can go back 1000 years - whoever does these things, low taxes, keep us safe, keep us out of wars, no crime, and in your case a big immigration component..."

The President's warning about tax hikes was just one of a number of awkward moments alongside Keir Starmer in Scotland this afternoon, as he took a swipe at Europe's failure to tackle illegal immigration and launched into a furious rant about London mayor Sadiq Khan.

Rachel Reeves increased Britain's already historically high tax take by £40 billion during her first budget last year, and is expected to have to raise billions more at this year's Budget.

Due to a number of costly u-turns and weak economic growth, it's believed the Chancellor will be forced to hike taxes by between £10 and £20 billion this autumn.

This is likely to include a continued freeze on income tax thresholds, despite a pledge to unfreeze them, meaning millions more Britons being dragged into paying the 40% and 45% rates despite modest incomes.

Last Friday that International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Ms Reeves should look at ending the pensions triple lock and charging for NHS treatments in order to fill her fiscal black hole.