Donald Trump-Ban Debate Turns U.K. Parliament Into Talk Radio
- Debate prompted by online protest over Trump's Muslim comments
- Lawmaker describes Trump as `bonkers' and a `wazzock'
British MPs Debate Barring ‘The Donald’
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There are moments when Britain’s Parliament seems to be the nation’s debating chamber, when it’s possible to imagine the country listening as members discuss matters of peace and war. On Monday, as they argued about banning Donald Trump, it most resembled a phone-in radio show.
Not an interesting talk-radio show, though, with paternity results and assaults on guests. Not, in short, the type of show that Trump might host. Instead, it was a discussion about the limits of free speech in society. It went on for three hours, but it felt longer.