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Step inside the $1 billion US embassy in London - which Trump says is worse than the old one and refuses to visit

Daniel Brown,Alexandra MaJan 12, 2018, 15:22 IST

Reuters

President Donald Trump has cancelled his planned trip to Britain, where he was due to open the new US embassy.

In a tweet on Thursday, Trump claimed that the Obama administration had sold the former US embassy "for 'peanuts,' only to build a new one in an off location."

The decision to sell the old embassy was actually taken during the George W Bush administration and reportedly driven by security concerns.

The new 12-story glass embassy, which is scheduled to open on January 16, cost $1 billion (£730 million) - making it the most expensive embassy ever built.

Take a look inside: