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US travel ban: Trump defends order as row over UK visit deepens – live | |
(35 minutes later) | |
2.36pm GMT | |
14:36 | |
Alice Ross | |
The advice to airport staff over how to handle nationals from the affected countries has been in flux over the weekend, writes Alice Ross. | |
Today that advice has changed again, an employee of an international airline working in Dubai told the Guardian. | |
Their team has now been told not to reject would-be passengers from the seven countries at check-in. Instead they should be referred to the security team, who will then try to get clearance for them from the US border guards on a case-by-case basis. | |
This applies to green card holders and holders of any visas. | |
There’s no advice for airport staff about how to handle travellers with dual nationalities. “We’re letting them go. I think it’s vague purposefully from our end to help our passengers,” said the employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity. | |
2.31pm GMT | |
14:31 | |
Here’s the latest summary ... | |
Donald Trump has defended the implementation of a travel ban preventing people from seven mainly Muslim countries entering the US. “If the ban were announced with a one week notice, the “bad” would rush into our country during that week,” he tweeted. | |
The ban has caused confusion, protests and a series of legal actions at entry ports across the US. A protest is planned in London on Monday evening. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he hopes to attend. | |
Downing Street has insisted that Trump’s state visit to the UK will go ahead despite widespread criticism of the invite including from several former ministers. A Downing Street source said: “To scrap the visit would undo everything following Mrs May’s visit. America is a huge and important ally we have to think long term.” | |
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the global fight against terrorism does not warrant putting groups of people under suspicion. She said the ban is “contrary to the basic principles of international refugee help and international cooperation.” | |
More than 1.25 million people have signed a petition calling for the visit to be cancelled. The Commons is expected to vote on whether to debate the visit. | |
The US embassy in Britain has insisted that it will not be offering visas to travellers from the seven countries, including those with dual nationality. This contradicts and assurance given to foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who is is due to update the Commons on US travel ban. | |
Labour has accused Theresa May of “appeasing” Trump by refusing to withdraw the state visit invitation. Shami Chakrabarti, shadow attorney general, said: “The world is in a very precarious situation at the moment and we will not make this world safer or fairer by appeasing bullies like Mr Trump.” | |
Thousands took to the streets in major cities and converged on airports to protest the executive orders. Protests blocked the main road outside the international terminal at Los Angeles international airport late on Sunday night. | |
Several people are reported still detained at LA airport, scene of legal challenges to the ban. An Iranian man with a valid visa is on his way back to the US after a federal court injunction stayed his removal back to Dubai from LA. | |
Indonesia, a Muslim nation not covered by the ban, said the policy could hurt the global fight against terror. | |
The Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, said the travel orders were a “dark moment” in US history and contrary to American values. | |
Financial markets in Asia fell amid the confusion surrounding the orders and amid ongoing concern that Trump will pursue protectionist trade policies. Markets were set to fall in Europe on the opening. | |
2.15pm GMT | |
14:15 | |
Interesting timing from George Osborne ... he has just announced he will be a visiting fellow at the university institute set up by Senator John McCain, a vocal critic of Trump’s travel ban and his stance on torture. | |
Honoured to be inaugural Kissinger Fellow @McCainInstitute - it is time to defend the western values we hold dear https://t.co/9dehssvVbE | |
While Theresa May is facing mounting pressure over the way she invited Trump for a state visit, Osborne has been singing McCain’s praises. | |
The McCain institute quotes Osborne saying: “I am very honoured to be named the McCain Institute’s first Kissinger Fellow. I have long admired Henry Kissinger and John McCain - and count myself fortunate to know both these extraordinary leaders. I look forward to using this opportunity to work with the McCain Institute to see how we best promote our western values and secure a stable world order in this time of change.” | |
2.08pm GMT | |
14:08 | |
Severin Carrell | |
The most senior figure in the Church of Scotland, the Right Rev Dr Russell Barr has said he is horrified with President Trump’s ban on refugees and travellers from seven Muslim majority countries, and implied the president is breaching Christian teachings, writes Severin Carrell. | |
Dr Barr, moderator of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, said he supported the protests against Trump’s executive order across the US and globally. He supported a protest from the clerk of the US Presbyterian church’s general assembly, Rev J Herbert Nelson II. | |
“History is littered with instances in which human distrust, xenophobia, and discrimination has sewn hatred and conflict; our own desire for self-preservation taken at the exclusion of others,” Barr said, before calling on pressure to be applied to the UK government to listen to that message. | |
“Throughout history the bible has called Christians to live beyond hatred and fear, demonstrating a radical hospitality where the stranger finds welcome and refuge is provided for those who are oppressed.” | |
2.05pm GMT | |
14:05 | |
Simon Tisdall | |
Britain has a long history of inviting controversial and embarrassing guests on state visits. Donald Trump is likely to fit in well with this tradition, writes Simon Tisdall. | |
2.02pm GMT | 2.02pm GMT |
14:02 | 14:02 |
Merkel denounces the travel ban | 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. | 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. | 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. | “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. | “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.” | “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.” | She added: “We’re clearly having close consultations with our European partners about this entire issue.” |
1.54pm GMT | 1.54pm GMT |
13:54 | 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. | 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.) | 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 | 1.49pm GMT |
13:49 | 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. | 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.” | 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. | 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 | Updated |
at 1.49pm GMT | at 1.49pm GMT |
1.45pm GMT | 1.45pm GMT |
13:45 | 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. | 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 | 1.34pm GMT |
13:34 | 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. | 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! | 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! |