Trump State Visit Debate Gives U.K. Lawmakers Time to Sound Off

  • May insists invitation is still on despite opposition
  • Lawmakers attack speed of invitation to meet the Queen
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For the second time in just over a year, the British Parliament debated the prospect of a visit from Donald Trump.

In Jan. 2015, the question was whether the U.S. presidential candidate should be allowed into the country. Trump opponents having suffered some setbacks since then, and the question this time was whether, when he comes, Trump should be allowed to visit with Queen Elizabeth II.