(BBC) Home Secretary Sajid Javid has said his exclusion from the state banquet held for the US president was “odd.”
Several other ministers, including Environment Secretary Michael Gove and Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, attended the event earlier this month.
Mr Javid criticised Donald Trump when he shared tweets from far-right group Britain First in 2017.
The PM’s spokesman said places were limited and it was not appropriate to comment about who asked to attend.
“A large number of ministers who requested to attend were not able to do so,” he said.
The spokesman added: “The prime minister is proud to have appointed Sajid Javid as the country’s first Muslim home secretary.”
