Hillary Clinton to use UK visit to speak 'candidly' about US election defeat

Hillary Clinton will speak "candidly" about her US presidential election election defeat at the hands of Donald Trump when she visits Britain to publicise her book about the contest.

Mrs Clinton will speak at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on October 15 before making an appearance later the same day at the Southbank Centre London Literature Festival at the Royal Festival Hall, in her only UK events to discuss her election memoir, What Happened.