Theresa May is set to hold a joint press conference with Donald Trump on Friday during her visit to Washington, the White House has announced.

Ms May left for the United States on Thursday to become the first foreign leader to meet the President.

Speaking ahead of her flight, she said of her future relationship with Mr Trump: “Sometimes opposites attract.”

She will hold talks in the White House with the Republican leader amid criticism over his views on torture.

During his first interview since his presidential inauguration, Mr Trump said he believes torture “absolutely” works and that the US should “fight fire with fire.”

However, Ms May said the UK’s guidance was “very clear” and that the approach towards torture had not changed and would not.

Donald Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer saidamong factory operators — fell to 51.1 in October, down from 53.6 in September. (A measure of 50 is neutral; above or below that implies growth or contraction.) British manufacturers are hurting because their European customers are withdrawing business in order to avoid the complication of exporting from partners who will be outside the EU's trading rules in March 2019, when Brexit happens.

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"The new orders balance fell to just 49.7 in October—the first sub-50 reading since the panic immediately after the referendum—from 52.8 in September,' Pantheon analyst Samuel Tombs told his clients. "Sharper falls in output, therefore, lie ahead. Fearing a protracted