U.K. Parliament to Debate Petition Seeking to Ban Trump Visit
- Lawmakers discussion scheduled for Feb. 20 in Westminster Hall
- Prime Minister Theresa May says official invitation stands
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Should Donald Trump be received by the Queen? Prime Minister Theresa May says the invitation stands. But with more than 1.6 million Britons disagreeing with her, the issue will now be debated in Parliament next month.
An online petition calling for Trump’s state visit to the U.K. be canceled went viral following the president’s immigration ban targeting Muslim-majority countries. While lawmakers don’t have the power to rescind the invitation, the Feb. 20 debate puts May in an awkward position and shows what an antagonizing figure Trump has become, even outside the U.S.