Trump loses last-ditch bid to delay hush money trial as jury questionnaire revealed: Live updates

Donald Trump haslost a last-ditch bid to delay his hush money trial just days before the 15 April start date.

The former president had argued that the trial should be postponed while he fights to change the venue to move the case out of Manhattan.

On Monday, a state appeals court judge rejected his argument. The court will also hear arguments on Mr Trump’s attempts to lift the gag order on Tuesday.

The former president has made a series of last-ditch efforts to stall his first of four criminal trials, including suing New York Justice Juan Merchan on Monday.

That same day, the judgereleased the jury questionnaire for the case – revealing it includes questions asking prospective jurors if they ever supported or belonged to the QAnon movement or the Proud Boys.

Meanwhile, Mr Trump has also released a video on Truth Social announcing his policy on abortion. He boasted about being responsible for ending Roe v Wade, made false claims about the Democrats’ position on the subject, and said that he supported IVF. In not pushing for a national abortion ban, Mr Trump has disappointed figures on the right including Senator Lindsey Graham.

Lord Cameron has held face to face meetings with Donald Trump in Florida during his push for the US to back more funding for Ukraine.

The foreign secretary is visiting the former US president despite previously calling him “divisive, stupid and wrong”. It was the first meeting between a senior British minister and the former Republican president since he left office in 2021.

Lord Cameron is on a high profile visit to the US to press Congress to pass the blocked aid package for Ukraine and will also discuss Israel’s war in Gaza.

It is the latest of several interventions made by the foreign