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After U.K, Germans call for Trump ban for condemning the Cologne sex attacks
Jan 8, 2016
- London mayor Sadiq Khan says Donald Trump is 'not in the same class' as previous presidents who were given state visits (May 11, 2019)
- U.K. Plans Show of Special Forces, Black-Tie Dinner for President Trump (July 11, 2018)
- British PM Theresa May to urge Donald Trump to skip London during visit to avoid protesters (May 29, 2018)
- U.K. drag queens plan to protest Donald Trump’s upcoming visit this summer (May 4, 2018)
- Protesters vow to 'take to the streets' and disrupt Donald Trump's visit to Britain on July 13 (April 26, 2018)
- U.S President Donald Trump will visit the UK in mid-July (April 25, 2018)
- President Trump slammed for saying radical Islamic terror is on the rise in the U.K (Oct 21, 2017)
- Mayor Sadiq Khan of London calls for cancellation of President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom (June 5, 2017)
- President Trump will not be allowed to address Parliament on UK state visit, Speaker John Bercow says (Feb 6, 2017)
- Parliament to debate Trump state visit after 1.6m sign petition (Jan 31, 2017)
- President Trump's UK state visit to be debated in Parliament (Jan 31, 2017)
- Farage is off to the US to ask Trump to 'forgive' the UK for things said about the President-elect during the election campaign (Nov 28, 2016)
- Holyrood on Trump: laughter turns to nervousness (Nov 12, 2016)
- "We must NEVER again ignore the people on immigration", Theresa May warns in wake of Donald Trump's election victory (Nov 13, 2016)
- Anti-Trump British MPs reacts to his Election victory (Nov 8, 2016)
- Trump says French and Germans could face 'extreme vetting' before entering US because their countries have been 'compromised by terrorism' (July 24, 2016)
- David Cameron softens stance on Donald Trump after tycoon secured Republican nomination (5/27)
- Trump says he expects poor relationship with U.K. PM David Cameron (5/16)
- British Prime Minister accuses Donald Trump of helping Islamic extremists. (Jan 23, 2016)
- MP reactions: Donald Trump debate "a waste of time" (Jan 19, 2016)
- Donald Trump on Parliament ban debate: "I hear I had a very big success". (Jan 21, 2016)
- Prim foot stampers tell Trump: Skedaddle! (Jan 18, 2016)
- Donald Trump wins U.K Parliament debate, without even being there. (Jan 18, 2016)
- Piers Morgan: "Why I'm so embarrassed today for Britain". (Jan 18, 2016)
- Live Updates: British Parliament debates potential Trump ban. (Jan 18, 2016)
- British Parliament will have a three-hour debate on Donald Trump ban. (Jan 9, 2016)
- Cologne exposes a crisis on our continent, yet Parliament is debating Donald Trump. (Jan 9, 2016)
- British Parliament to debate banning Trump from the U.K. (Jan 9, 2016)
- After the U.K, Germans call for Trump ban for condemning the Cologne sex attacks. (Jan 8, 2016)
- Donald Trump could be banned from the U.K for claiming Britain has a "Massive Muslim Problem". (Dec 30, 2015)
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U.S Presidential Nominee Donald Trump could be banned from the U.K for saying they are "trying hard to disguise their massive Muslim problem"
By Tim Sculthorpe - December 30, 2015
U.S Presidential Nominee Donald Trump could be banned from the U.K for saying they are "trying hard to disguise their massive Muslim problem"
By Tim Sculthorpe - December 30, 2015
Donald Trump could be banned from entering the UK if he is deemed by ministers to be 'non-conducive to the public good', the Government has declared in response to the biggest ever petition on the Government website.
The petition to the government was created after the Republican presidential candidate made a series of outbursts about Britain's 'massive Muslim problem'.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr Trump's call to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering America was 'divisive, stupid and wrong' and ministers had steered clear of backing a ban on the controversial politician.
But in today's response to the petition, the Government made clear it acknowledged 'strength of feeling' behind the more than 565,000 signatures.
The Government used its response to outline its 'very serious' banning powers, warning they are not 'used lightly'.
'For good reasons the Government does not routinely comment on individual immigration and exclusion decisions. The Home Secretary may exclude a non-European Economic Area national from the UK if she considers their presence in the UK to be non-conducive to the public good.
The Home Secretary has said that coming to the UK is a privilege and not a right and she will continue to use the powers available to prevent from entering the UK those who seek to harm our society and who do not share our basic values. Exclusion powers are very serious and are not used lightly. The Home Secretary will use these powers when justified and based on all available evidence.
'The Prime Minister has made clear that he completely disagrees with Donald Trump's remarks. The Home Secretary has said that Donald Trump's remarks in relation to Muslims are divisive, unhelpful and wrong.
'The Government recognises the strength of feeling against the remarks and will continue to speak out against comments which have the potential to divide our communities, regardless of who makes them.
'We reject any attempts to create division and marginalisation amongst those we endeavour to protect.'
MPs will decide whether to debate the petition in the new year.
Speaking to the Home Affairs committee of MP earlier this month, Home Secretary Theresa May said she would not comment on an individual case:
'I think we all agree that the comments Donald Trump made in relation to Muslims were divisive, unhelpful and wrong.
'In relation to the question of banning individuals from the UK, given the role I play in making those decisions, I don't comment on individual cases.
The decision on whether to ban anyone from the UK is made by the home secretary on the basis of the evidence at the time.'
Mr Trump has become an unlikely front runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, ahead of the contest to replace Barack Obama in the White House next year. Despite sparking outrage with his remarks, Mr Trump's poll rating has appeared to move ever higher with each controversy.
The tycoon has remained defiant, accusing Britons of 'trying hard to disguise their massive Muslim problem' and said his critics are just 'pandering to political correctness'.
One of his most inflammatory Twitter messages about Britain has been retweeted more than 6,000 times.
In a series of outbursts he said 'UK politicians should be thanking me' for his claim that some of the country's Muslim communities are no-go areas because of extremism. He also attacked 'out of touch' MPs who abused him over his demand for an end to Muslim immigration to America, tweeting: 'Everybody is wise to what is happening, very sad! Be honest!'
And he hit back at the hundreds of thousands signing the official petition demanding Mr Trump he be banned from Britain, writing on Twitter: 'They don't know what they're getting into'.
Mr Trump caused worldwide consternation after a string of incendiary remarks about Muslims in the United States. He said he was 'calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on'.
Justifying his comments later, he claimed that in Britain 'we have places in London and other places that are so radicalised that police are afraid for their own lives'.
After U.K, Germans call for Trump ban for condemning the Cologne sex attacks
Jan 8, 2016
A German lawmaker has called for Donald Trump to be banned from entering the country, arguing that the Republican presidential candidate's comments on Muslims incite racial hatred.
Dieter Janecek, a member of Germany's Green Party, told the online version of Spiegel magazine that Trump's "rants of hate against minorities and refugees could constitute the criminal offence of incitement of hatred".
His comments come after Trump commented on a series of sexual assaults, allegedly carried out by Syrian refugees, which took place in the German city of Cologne on New Year's Eve.
Janecek was not immediately available to comment and his office was not able to confirm his comments to NBC, but the lawmaker retweeted the Spiegel Online article on his verified Twitter account.
In a tweet, Trump said Germany was going through "massive attacks to its people by the migrants allowed to enter their country". In a separate tweet he said Germany was a "total mess".
A petition to ban Trump from entering Germany had been signed by 35,000 people by the time of publication, although it was unclear if those votes had been cast by individual German citizens.
Other politicians, including from Janecek's own party, told Spiegel Online they would not support an entry ban as it would only strengthen Trump's position when he should instead be ignored.
Trump last month suggested a controversial ban on Muslims entering the United States which has sparked outrage.
Half a million people in the United Kingdom signed a petition to prevent him from entering the country and members of parliament are set to debate the petition later this month.
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The British Parliament's Debate on potential Trump Ban
Jan 18, 2016
President Trump will not be allowed to address Parliament on UK state visit, Speaker John Bercow says
Feb 7, 2017
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London mayor calls for cancellation of President Trump visit to UK
By Brandon Carter - 06/05/17
The British Parliament's Debate on potential Trump Ban
Jan 18, 2016
President Trump will not be allowed to address Parliament on UK state visit, Speaker John Bercow says
Feb 7, 2017
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London mayor calls for cancellation of President Trump visit to UK
By Brandon Carter - 06/05/17
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the British government to cancel a state visit from President Trump after Trump criticized his response to this weekend’s terror attacks in London.
“I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for,” Khan said in an interview with Britain’s Channel 4 News.
“When you have a special relationship it is no different from when you have got a close mate. You stand with them in times of adversity but you call them out when they are wrong. There are many things about which Donald Trump is wrong.”
Khan has previously called for Trump to be denied a state visit in Britain. He pointed to Trump’s executive order barring refugees and people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. as his reason, calling the order “cruel.”
“In those circumstances, we shouldn't be rolling out the red carpet," he said.
http://thehill.com/policy/internati...s-for-cancellation-of-trump-state-visit-to-uk
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