JD Vance and his family have chosen to spend their summer holiday in the UK, according to sources familiar with their itinerary.

They are expected to visit in August, not long after Donald Trump completes a five-day stay in Scotland, illustrating what a US official said were the deep bonds between Sir Keir Starmer’s Government and the Trump administration.

Mr Vance has at times angered the British public, making apparently dismissive comments about America’s allies and fierce attacks on what he claims are restrictions on free speech in the UK.

The vice-president, his wife Usha and their three young children are expected to join millions of American tourists in crossing the Atlantic to see the sights of London in mid-August.

They are then expected to rent a cottage in the Cotswolds before leaving to spend time in Scotland. Mrs Vance has taken the lead in finding a cottage in the Cotswolds where they can unwind with Ewan, eight, five-year-old Vivek, and Mirabel, three.