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Trump Barred From U.K. Parliament Over ‘Racism and Sexism’

  • Speaker says he will block president from making speech
  • Prime minister invited Trump for state visit to Britain
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U.K. Prime Minister Says Trump's Travel Ban Is Wrong

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U.S. President Donald Trump must not be allowed to address the U.K. Parliament during a state visit to Britain, House of Commons Speaker John Bercow said.

Prime Minister Theresa May invited Trump to visit the U.K., but there have been calls by lawmakers not to give the president the honor of addressing both houses of Parliament after he introduced a ban on people from some majority-Muslim countries traveling to the U.S.