Scotland lobbies Trump to exclude it from threatened tariffs on whisky

First minister seeks to persuade Trump of whisky's significant economic and cultural status during phone call

Scotland's first minister is leading efforts to persuade President-elect Donald Trump to exclude Scottish whisky from his plans to ratchet up tariffs on imports to the US.

John Swinney, who leads Scotland's devolved government, lobbied Trump about whisky's significant economic and cultural status during a warm and friendly" 20-minute long telephone call the pair had on Monday.