{UAH} Trump suggests he could refuse to share US intelligence with Jeremy Corbyn

Trump suggests he could refuse to share US intelligence with Jeremy Corbyn

"I would have to know him. I would have to meet," the US President said

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Dan BloomOnline Political Editor

• 15:35, 2 JUN 2019
• UPDATED15:37, 2 JUN 2019

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Jeremy Corbyn has frequently taken on the US President and snubbed his banquet (Image: Getty Images)

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The United States could refuse to share intelligence with the UK under a Jeremy Corbyn-led government, Donald Trump has suggested.

The US President warned he would have to meet Labour's leader and "know him" before he could trust him with counter-terror operations.

And he said Mr Corbyn - who will boycott Mr Trump's State Banquet when he visits the UK tomorrow - was "probably making a mistake" in his approach.

Asked if the US would share the most secret intelligence with a Corbyn government, Trump told the Sunday Times: "I would have to know him. I would have to meet.

"I don't know him but I would certainly — before I would answer that question I would have to get to know him a little bit."

But it was not good news for Theresa May either, as the President sounded a warning over what will happen if Huawei is allowed to work in the UK.

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"I would have to know him. I would have to meet," the US President said (Image: AFP/Getty Images)

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Mr Trump said: "We have been very, very open with your country having to do with security measures and intelligence.

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