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Petition calling on UK government to cancel Donald Trump state visit on course for one million signatures Petition calling for Donald Trump's UK state visit to be cancelled reaches one million signatures
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A petition calling for Donald Trump to be prevented from making a state visit to Britain is on course to reach a million signatures. A petition calling on UK government to cancel Donald Trump’s planned state visit has reached a landmark one million signatures.
The UK Government is compelled to respond to all petitions that received more than 10,000 signatures and if a petition reaches 100,000, it must be considered for a debate in Westminster Hall. It comes amid global outrage at a ban on people arriving in the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries was imposed by the President on Friday in an executive order.
But Downing Street has already stressed its position had not changed on the US President’s trip. “An invitation has been extended and accepted,” a Number 10 spokesman added. The UK Government is compelled to respond to all petitions that received more than 10,000 signatures and if a petition reaches 100,000, it must be considered for a debate in Westminster Hall.
But Downing Street has already stressed its position had not changed on the US President’s trip. “An invitation has been extended and accepted,” a Number 10 spokesman added. According to the BBC another source suggested rejecting Mr Trump would be a “populist gesture”.
Citing Mr Trump’s “well documented misogyny and vulgarity”, the petition calls for Mr Trump to be allowed into the country, but not invited to meet the Queen.Citing Mr Trump’s “well documented misogyny and vulgarity”, the petition calls for Mr Trump to be allowed into the country, but not invited to meet the Queen.
​The US president accepted an invitation to visit Britain later this year, where he is due to be hosted by the Queen and would be treated to all the pomp and ceremony accorded to a state visit.
“Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US Government,” the petition reads, “but he should not be invited to make an official State Visit because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen.”“Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US Government,” the petition reads, “but he should not be invited to make an official State Visit because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen.”
It continues: “Donald Trump’s well documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by Her Majesty the Queen or the Prince of Wales. Therefore during the term of his presidency Donald Trump should not be invited to the United Kingdom for an official State Visit.”It continues: “Donald Trump’s well documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by Her Majesty the Queen or the Prince of Wales. Therefore during the term of his presidency Donald Trump should not be invited to the United Kingdom for an official State Visit.”
The petition comes in response to global outrage over Mr Trump’s temporary ban on those travelling to the US from a group of predominately Muslim countries – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. The petition comes in response to Mr Trump’s temporary ban on those travelling to the US from a group of predominately Muslim countries – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
On Sunday the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who faces being hauled before MPs later on Monday, clarified the US policy, claiming that UK citizens with dual nationalities would not be affected by Mr Trump’s ban. On Sunday the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who faces being hauled before MPs later on Monday, clarified the US policy, claiming that most UK citizens will not be affected by Mr Trump’s ban after it emerged it would affect dual national citizens.
Graham Guest, who started the petition, said he wanted it to "put the spotlight" on Mr Trump. He told the Press Association: "A state visit legitimises his presidency and he will use the photo opportunities and being seen with the Queen to get re-elected.  The Foreign Office said Britons with dual citizenship would be exempt from the controversial travel ban, but UK residents have been caught up in the chaos.
"The wording in the petition is quite precise as I actually say that he should come here as the head of government to do government-to-government business. The US president accepted an invitation to visit Britain later this year, where he is due to be hosted by the Queen and would be treated to all the pomp and ceremony accorded to a state visit.
"At the end of the day he is still the president and we've just got to live with that. But there's no reason why he should get all the pomp and publicity of a state visit." Thousands have protested in cities across the country, with major demonstrations planned in Britain on Monday.
Baroness Sayeedi Warsi, a former Conservative Cabinet minister, indicated the President should not be given the honour of a state visit. "We have to question whether, in Britain, this is something that Britain should be doing for a man who has no respect for women, disdain for minorities, little value for LGBT communities, no compassion for the vulnerable and whose policies are rooted in divisive rhetoric," the Tory peer said.
She added: "Those who run and govern this country bowing down to a man who holds the views that he holds, values which are not the same as British values, I think is sending out a very wrong signal."
Lady Warsi told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that politics is facing a "crossroads" following Mr Trump's election.
"If we want to continue to be a country that supports liberal, progressive values in which all have equal worth and equal value in our society, then we have to be clear that we voice that view and that opinion, so that people in this country know that whatever crazy things the President of the United States may be doing, it is not what we believe and not what we support."