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| Thousands of people have joined protests in London and in cities around the UK against a controversial travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries imposed by US President Donald Trump. | Thousands of people have joined protests in London and in cities around the UK against a controversial travel ban on seven mainly Muslim countries imposed by US President Donald Trump. |
| The ban bars citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. | The ban bars citizens from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. |
| MPs are holding an emergency debate on the immigration measures. | |
| A petition calling for Prime Minister Theresa May to cancel Mr Trump's planned state visit to the UK has been signed more than 1.4 million times. | A petition calling for Prime Minister Theresa May to cancel Mr Trump's planned state visit to the UK has been signed more than 1.4 million times. |
| LIVE: MPs debate Trump travel ban | |
| The demonstration in London, organised by author and columnist Owen Jones, is taking place outside 10 Downing Street. | The demonstration in London, organised by author and columnist Owen Jones, is taking place outside 10 Downing Street. |
| The prime minister's office said earlier in the day that Mrs May was "very happy" to extend the invitation to Mr Trump on behalf of the Queen. | |
| More than 25,000 people have signed up for the London protest on Facebook. | |
| Shadow Attorney General Shami Chakrabarti has addressed the crowd, and the singer Lily Allen is also due to speak. | |
| Demonstrations are also taking place in Manchester, where about 3,000 people are taking part, Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle, Oxford and about 30 other cities and towns. | |
| Charlotte Winstone, 22, a theatre producer, is among those attending the London protest. | Charlotte Winstone, 22, a theatre producer, is among those attending the London protest. |
| She said: "I'm going because I can't believe something like this is happening in my lifetime. People legally allowed to be in the US, people with Green Cards, with visas, are being held against their will, all at the whim of one man's hatred. | She said: "I'm going because I can't believe something like this is happening in my lifetime. People legally allowed to be in the US, people with Green Cards, with visas, are being held against their will, all at the whim of one man's hatred. |
| "We all sat in history lessons hearing about the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany, feeling that if it happened now we would stop it. This is our opportunity to make sure something like that doesn't happen again." | "We all sat in history lessons hearing about the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany, feeling that if it happened now we would stop it. This is our opportunity to make sure something like that doesn't happen again." |
| Jocy Levy, 25, travelled to London from Ongar in Essex to attend her first demonstration. | Jocy Levy, 25, travelled to London from Ongar in Essex to attend her first demonstration. |
| She said: "This protest struck a chord with me because I'm Jewish and I feel like I wouldn't be here if it weren't for immigration and for countries welcoming refugees. | She said: "This protest struck a chord with me because I'm Jewish and I feel like I wouldn't be here if it weren't for immigration and for countries welcoming refugees. |
| "So I felt like I couldn't be somebody who just stood by... Even if it's doing something small like attending a protest or making a placard." | "So I felt like I couldn't be somebody who just stood by... Even if it's doing something small like attending a protest or making a placard." |
| Ms Levy's placard reads: "Anne Frank could have been an 87-year-old living in Boston today but she was denied a Visa." | Ms Levy's placard reads: "Anne Frank could have been an 87-year-old living in Boston today but she was denied a Visa." |
| Writing on the event's Facebook page, Mr Jones said: "Donald Trump has imposed a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. | Writing on the event's Facebook page, Mr Jones said: "Donald Trump has imposed a ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. |
| "That includes people who helped the US army. That includes people on holiday trying to get home via the United States. That includes people trying to be reunited with their dying parents." | "That includes people who helped the US army. That includes people on holiday trying to get home via the United States. That includes people trying to be reunited with their dying parents." |
| He added: "Let's stand in solidarity with those targeted by Donald Trump's hateful government, including the people of this country, outside Downing Street and all over Britain." | He added: "Let's stand in solidarity with those targeted by Donald Trump's hateful government, including the people of this country, outside Downing Street and all over Britain." |
| Critics of Mr Trump's policy have called it a "Muslim ban" - a charge his administration denies. | Critics of Mr Trump's policy have called it a "Muslim ban" - a charge his administration denies. |
| Mrs May, who visited the president in Washington last week, has faced heavy criticism for refusing several times to condemn the crackdown when asked during a visit to Turkey. | Mrs May, who visited the president in Washington last week, has faced heavy criticism for refusing several times to condemn the crackdown when asked during a visit to Turkey. |
| Downing Street issued a statement late on Saturday night saying that the prime minister "does not agree" with Mr Trump's travel ban but that US immigration was a "matter for the government of the United States". | Downing Street issued a statement late on Saturday night saying that the prime minister "does not agree" with Mr Trump's travel ban but that US immigration was a "matter for the government of the United States". |
| The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said Mr Trump "should not be welcomed to Britain while he abuses our shared values with his shameful Muslim ban and attacks on refugees' and women's rights". | The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said Mr Trump "should not be welcomed to Britain while he abuses our shared values with his shameful Muslim ban and attacks on refugees' and women's rights". |