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| US travel ban: Trump says 'bad dudes' pose threat as row over UK visit deepens – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 2.02pm GMT | |
| 14:02 | |
| Merkel denounces the travel ban | |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel said the global fight against terrorism does not warrant putting groups of people under suspicion, Reuters reports. | |
| She added Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States violates the spirit of international cooperation. | |
| “The necessary and decisive battle against terrorism does not in any way justify putting groups of certain people under general suspicion - in this case people of Muslim belief or of a certain origin,” Merkel told a news conference in Berlin. | |
| “In my opinion, this act runs contrary to the basic principles of international refugee help and international cooperation,” she said. | |
| “The chancellery and the foreign ministry will do everything they can, especially for those dual citizens affected, to clear up the legal ramifications and to emphatically represent their interests under the law.” | |
| She added: “We’re clearly having close consultations with our European partners about this entire issue.” | |
| 1.54pm GMT | |
| 13:54 | |
| Trump has said he has made a decision about the vacant ninth seat on the supreme court. In a tweet more like a trailer for a reality TV show, he kept the US in suspense by saying an announcement of the name will be made on Tuesday. Many have predicted that the row about the travel ban will ultimately have to be settled by the supreme court. | |
| I have made my decision on who I will nominate for The United States Supreme Court. It will be announced live on Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (W.H.) | |
| 1.49pm GMT | |
| 13:49 | |
| The head of Goldman Sachs, many of whose alumni are among Trump’s most senior advisers, has told the company that he does not back the ban. | |
| Speaking to his employee in voicemail Lloyd Blankfein said: “This is not a policy we support, and I would note that it has already been challenged in federal court, and some of the order has been enjoined at least temporarily.” | |
| Blankfein said Goldman Sachs would work to minimise potential disruptions to employees and their families caused by Trump’s order, according to a transcript seen by Reuters. | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.49pm GMT | |
| 1.45pm GMT | |
| 13:45 | |
| Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, says her government is examining the situation and will be offering support to those affected by the travel ban, according to snap by Reuters. | |
| 1.34pm GMT | |
| 13:34 | |
| Trump has defended the hasty introduction of the travel ban, claiming “bad dudes” would have rushed into the US if they had been given notice. | |
| If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the "bad" would rush into our country during that week. A lot of bad "dudes" out there! | |
| 1.30pm GMT | |
| 13:30 | |
| The EU’s foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, has spoken out against the travel ban saying it is “not the European way.” She added “In Europe we have a history that has taught us that every time we invest in divisions and walls you might end up in a prison ... we celebrate when walls are brought down and bridges are built.” | |
| She said Europe will continue to host refugees regardless of religion. | |
| "EU will continue to host refugees. It's in our identity: we celebrate when walls are brought down and bridges are built" @FedericaMog pic.twitter.com/ZMwLL6NvCO | |
| 1.20pm GMT | 1.20pm GMT |
| 13:20 | 13:20 |
| Downing Street embroils Queen in the row | Downing Street embroils Queen in the row |
| Downing Street now appears to be trying to partially pass the buck to Buckingham Palace. | Downing Street now appears to be trying to partially pass the buck to Buckingham Palace. |
| A Downing Street statement said Theresa May was “very happy” to invite President Donald Trump for a state visit on behalf of the Queen. | A Downing Street statement said Theresa May was “very happy” to invite President Donald Trump for a state visit on behalf of the Queen. |
| Clarification from Number 10 re who invited President Trump for State Visit - PM "on behalf of the Queen - and she was very happy to do so" pic.twitter.com/n06t0n2Sfe | Clarification from Number 10 re who invited President Trump for State Visit - PM "on behalf of the Queen - and she was very happy to do so" pic.twitter.com/n06t0n2Sfe |
| No10 says Theresa May was simply passing on an invitation to Trump from the Queen. Not sure how that will go down at Buck House. pic.twitter.com/7iYjYtrnZb | No10 says Theresa May was simply passing on an invitation to Trump from the Queen. Not sure how that will go down at Buck House. pic.twitter.com/7iYjYtrnZb |
| Correction: it actually is all the Queen's fault. PM just a humble messenger. Boris is off the hook. Until the next clarification... https://t.co/QbExLx6uNq | Correction: it actually is all the Queen's fault. PM just a humble messenger. Boris is off the hook. Until the next clarification... https://t.co/QbExLx6uNq |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.22pm GMT | at 1.22pm GMT |
| 1.12pm GMT | 1.12pm GMT |
| 13:12 | 13:12 |
| Trump’s chief spokesman Sean Spicer has defended the manner in which the White House rolled out the travel bans, AP reports. | Trump’s chief spokesman Sean Spicer has defended the manner in which the White House rolled out the travel bans, AP reports. |
| Spicer said officials were concerned about the possibility that doing it in a more open fashion would “telegraph what you’re going to do” to people who might have rushed to airports to beat the ban. | Spicer said officials were concerned about the possibility that doing it in a more open fashion would “telegraph what you’re going to do” to people who might have rushed to airports to beat the ban. |
| In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Spicer also said officials’ highest priority was “to protect our own people” and said everybody in the government who needed to be consulted was consulted. | In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Spicer also said officials’ highest priority was “to protect our own people” and said everybody in the government who needed to be consulted was consulted. |
| Spicer also says that Trump respects “people who are Muslim and peace-loving. But he also recognises that certain countries and certain areas of the world produce people who seek to do us harm.” | Spicer also says that Trump respects “people who are Muslim and peace-loving. But he also recognises that certain countries and certain areas of the world produce people who seek to do us harm.” |
| The spokesman, asked about delays at airports experienced by travellers with valid papers, said that 109 of some 325, 000 travellers “were slowed down” in their trips, and called that “a small price to pay” for protecting the American people. | The spokesman, asked about delays at airports experienced by travellers with valid papers, said that 109 of some 325, 000 travellers “were slowed down” in their trips, and called that “a small price to pay” for protecting the American people. |
| 1.03pm GMT | 1.03pm GMT |
| 13:03 | 13:03 |
| Andrew Sparrow | Andrew Sparrow |
| Andrew Sparrow has a summary of a brief from the prime minister’s office: | Andrew Sparrow has a summary of a brief from the prime minister’s office: |
| Downing Street said Britons were not getting special treatment in relation to the US travel ban. He said the Foreign Office statement last night about how the new US rules affected dual nationals was not intended to mean that British dual nationals were getting preferential treatment. It was meant to be a clarification of how the rules affected dual nationals generally. He said he could not comment on the new statement issued by the American embassy this morning because he had not seen it. (See 12.01pm.) | Downing Street said Britons were not getting special treatment in relation to the US travel ban. He said the Foreign Office statement last night about how the new US rules affected dual nationals was not intended to mean that British dual nationals were getting preferential treatment. It was meant to be a clarification of how the rules affected dual nationals generally. He said he could not comment on the new statement issued by the American embassy this morning because he had not seen it. (See 12.01pm.) |
| The spokesman confirmed that Britain did not agree with President Trump’s move. “We disagree with these restrictions,” the spokesman said. He said that statement covered all aspects of the Trump travel ban. | The spokesman confirmed that Britain did not agree with President Trump’s move. “We disagree with these restrictions,” the spokesman said. He said that statement covered all aspects of the Trump travel ban. |
| We don’t agree with these restrictions, it is not the way we would do it. Where people’s rights, UK citizens’ rights, have been affected, we have set about getting a clarification to allow them to travel. As we pointed out last week, where we disagree with something we are happy to say we disagree with it. | We don’t agree with these restrictions, it is not the way we would do it. Where people’s rights, UK citizens’ rights, have been affected, we have set about getting a clarification to allow them to travel. As we pointed out last week, where we disagree with something we are happy to say we disagree with it. |
| The spokesman said that the decision to invite Trump to the UK for a state visit was first taken by the state visit committee that operates in the Foreign Office. Asked why Trump was being offered a state visit so soon, when previous presidents have had to wait months or years for an equivalent invitation, the spokesman said said: | The spokesman said that the decision to invite Trump to the UK for a state visit was first taken by the state visit committee that operates in the Foreign Office. Asked why Trump was being offered a state visit so soon, when previous presidents have had to wait months or years for an equivalent invitation, the spokesman said said: |
| There is no set timing that a president needs to be in office before they receive, or don’t receive, an invitation for a state visit. There is a process for state visits. Each year the government looks at the recommendations that are made by the committee for state visits, those recommendations are then put to Buckingham Palace, the palace then needs to agree to the visit, then, historically the invitation is extended on behalf of Her Majesty by the government, and that is the process that took place this time. | There is no set timing that a president needs to be in office before they receive, or don’t receive, an invitation for a state visit. There is a process for state visits. Each year the government looks at the recommendations that are made by the committee for state visits, those recommendations are then put to Buckingham Palace, the palace then needs to agree to the visit, then, historically the invitation is extended on behalf of Her Majesty by the government, and that is the process that took place this time. |
| But the spokesman was unable to say who sits on the committee, or to explain why Trump received his invitation within a week of taking office. | But the spokesman was unable to say who sits on the committee, or to explain why Trump received his invitation within a week of taking office. |
| (Very few observers will believe that Trump got the invitation just because an obscure committee came up with the idea. Ultimately these decisions are taken by Number 10, and May clearly offered Trump a visit quickly because he appears to want one desperatelyand she thought this would help to improve a relationship that has become particularly important in the light of Brexit.) | (Very few observers will believe that Trump got the invitation just because an obscure committee came up with the idea. Ultimately these decisions are taken by Number 10, and May clearly offered Trump a visit quickly because he appears to want one desperatelyand she thought this would help to improve a relationship that has become particularly important in the light of Brexit.) |
| The spokesman also dismissed the prospect of the invitation being withdrawn. | The spokesman also dismissed the prospect of the invitation being withdrawn. |
| The invitation has been extended and it has been accepted. The UK and the US have a very strong, close relationship and it is right that we continue to work together. | The invitation has been extended and it has been accepted. The UK and the US have a very strong, close relationship and it is right that we continue to work together. |
| The spokesman said it was up to parliament to decide whether the petition saying Donald Trump should not be invited to the UK for a state visit should be debated. The petition has received more than 1m signatures, and petitions getting more than 100,000 signatures are normally considered for debate. But by convention the Commons does not normally debate matters relating to the Queen, and so it is likely that this may never get debated. Asked if the prime minister would like to see this debated in parliament, the spokesman said this was a matter for parliament. | The spokesman said it was up to parliament to decide whether the petition saying Donald Trump should not be invited to the UK for a state visit should be debated. The petition has received more than 1m signatures, and petitions getting more than 100,000 signatures are normally considered for debate. But by convention the Commons does not normally debate matters relating to the Queen, and so it is likely that this may never get debated. Asked if the prime minister would like to see this debated in parliament, the spokesman said this was a matter for parliament. |
| The spokesman said the planned white paper on Brexit would be published as soon as possible, but he refused to say when. | The spokesman said the planned white paper on Brexit would be published as soon as possible, but he refused to say when. |
| May is travelling to Dublin after the joint ministerial committee meeting in Cardiff for talks with the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny. May will hold a press conference in Dublin in the early evening. | May is travelling to Dublin after the joint ministerial committee meeting in Cardiff for talks with the Irish prime minister, Enda Kenny. May will hold a press conference in Dublin in the early evening. |
| Damian Green, the work and pensions secretary, has announced that London and Manchester will get around £100m “to develop, procure and deliver localised versions of the new Work and Health Programme to fit the needs of their residents”. | Damian Green, the work and pensions secretary, has announced that London and Manchester will get around £100m “to develop, procure and deliver localised versions of the new Work and Health Programme to fit the needs of their residents”. |
| More here. | More here. |
| 12.59pm GMT | 12.59pm GMT |
| 12:59 | 12:59 |
| Sudan’s foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghadour, has criticised the US ban on travellers from his country, pointing out that it comes as the US and Sudan had just started cooperating on anti-terrorism. | Sudan’s foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghadour, has criticised the US ban on travellers from his country, pointing out that it comes as the US and Sudan had just started cooperating on anti-terrorism. |
| Speaking to Bloomberg he said: | Speaking to Bloomberg he said: |
| “We feel sorry that the decision was taken at a time we started cooperating and the sanctions were lifted. | “We feel sorry that the decision was taken at a time we started cooperating and the sanctions were lifted. |
| “We are ready to continue for the benefit of our country and countries of the region as well as other countries who are effected by terrorism, which is now a transnational phenomenon,” he said. | “We are ready to continue for the benefit of our country and countries of the region as well as other countries who are effected by terrorism, which is now a transnational phenomenon,” he said. |
| “The Americans know that we’re not harbouring any opposition of any other country, including South Sudan. They know that the government has negotiated peace with rebels.” | “The Americans know that we’re not harbouring any opposition of any other country, including South Sudan. They know that the government has negotiated peace with rebels.” |
| 12.51pm GMT | 12.51pm GMT |
| 12:51 | 12:51 |
| In his third tweet of the day conceded that “there is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter our country”. But he appears in no mood to back down, by pointing out that the ban was part of his campaign. | In his third tweet of the day conceded that “there is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter our country”. But he appears in no mood to back down, by pointing out that the ban was part of his campaign. |
| There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter our country. This was a big part of my campaign. Study the world! | There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter our country. This was a big part of my campaign. Study the world! |
| 12.50pm GMT | 12.50pm GMT |
| 12:50 | 12:50 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| Speaking to Sky News, the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he hoped to attend this evening’s rally outside Downing Street against Donald Trump’s travel ban. | Speaking to Sky News, the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he hoped to attend this evening’s rally outside Downing Street against Donald Trump’s travel ban. |
| He said of the policy: | He said of the policy: |
| “It’s outrageous, it’s illegal as well as being immoral. I think we should stand up for the values we believe in which is you don’t discriminate... | “It’s outrageous, it’s illegal as well as being immoral. I think we should stand up for the values we believe in which is you don’t discriminate... |
| “We should say candidly and firmly to friends as well as to those who we don’t agree with, human rights are important, the rights of people are important and where does all this lead to? If you’re saying people because they’re Muslims can’t travel to the United States, where does that lead to? | “We should say candidly and firmly to friends as well as to those who we don’t agree with, human rights are important, the rights of people are important and where does all this lead to? If you’re saying people because they’re Muslims can’t travel to the United States, where does that lead to? |
| “We would condemn any other country in the world for doing this, I think we should do the same and say firmly to the United States president, I’m really sorry, we just cannot support or agree with you on this.” | “We would condemn any other country in the world for doing this, I think we should do the same and say firmly to the United States president, I’m really sorry, we just cannot support or agree with you on this.” |
| Corbyn said he would try to attend the rally but would “certainly be supporting it”. | Corbyn said he would try to attend the rally but would “certainly be supporting it”. |
| 12.28pm GMT | 12.28pm GMT |
| 12:28 | 12:28 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| Donald Trump has claimed that the problems seen at US airports over the weekend were a result of computer outages and protesters rather than his travel ban. | Donald Trump has claimed that the problems seen at US airports over the weekend were a result of computer outages and protesters rather than his travel ban. |
| Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,..... | Only 109 people out of 325,000 were detained and held for questioning. Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,..... |
| protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN! | protesters and the tears of Senator Schumer. Secretary Kelly said that all is going well with very few problems. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN! |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.44pm GMT | at 12.44pm GMT |
| 12.23pm GMT | 12.23pm GMT |
| 12:23 | 12:23 |
| Haroon Siddique | Haroon Siddique |
| The Guardian’s political editor, Anushka Asthana, says the government is adamant that the Foreign Office statement last night – that dual nationals will be allowed in as long as they are not travelling from one of the seven countries – is correct, despite the contradictory statement from the US embassy in London. | The Guardian’s political editor, Anushka Asthana, says the government is adamant that the Foreign Office statement last night – that dual nationals will be allowed in as long as they are not travelling from one of the seven countries – is correct, despite the contradictory statement from the US embassy in London. |
| Govt sources saying the FCO statement last night was signed off by president Trump's team, and insists "they are in charge" | Govt sources saying the FCO statement last night was signed off by president Trump's team, and insists "they are in charge" |
| Govt source tells me they have clarified the situation with White House today, and FCO statement is correct... https://t.co/k8asG2x7rq | Govt source tells me they have clarified the situation with White House today, and FCO statement is correct... https://t.co/k8asG2x7rq |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.43pm GMT | at 12.43pm GMT |
| 12.13pm GMT | 12.13pm GMT |
| 12:13 | 12:13 |
| The insurance company AXA UK, says its travel policy holders will be entitled to claims if they have been hit by Trump’s travel ban. It said: | The insurance company AXA UK, says its travel policy holders will be entitled to claims if they have been hit by Trump’s travel ban. It said: |
| “In light of the sudden and unexpected decision by the Trump administration to block entry to the US for nationals from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen, AXA Insurance UK confirms that individuals who have been denied entry as a result of the executive order, will be able to claim on their policy. Although not technically covered, we view the current situation as unprecedented and unforeseen and as such we are extending the cover under our policies. For those intending to travel to, or return from, the United States of America we recommend allowing extra time due to protests currently taking place at a number of airports.” | “In light of the sudden and unexpected decision by the Trump administration to block entry to the US for nationals from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran, Libya and Yemen, AXA Insurance UK confirms that individuals who have been denied entry as a result of the executive order, will be able to claim on their policy. Although not technically covered, we view the current situation as unprecedented and unforeseen and as such we are extending the cover under our policies. For those intending to travel to, or return from, the United States of America we recommend allowing extra time due to protests currently taking place at a number of airports.” |