Over 300,000 Britons have signed a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump.
The petition, which is one of the most signed petitions on the government’s website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent any embarrassment to The Queen.
As the petition has gained over 100,000 signatures, the matter will now be debated in Parliament.
With around 1,000 people signing the petition every minute, it is highly likely this will become one of the most signed petitions in the history of the British government.
This is not the first time Donald Trump has been the subject of debate in the British Parliament. Last year, almost 600,000 people signed a separate petition calling for the 70-year-old to be banned from travelling to the UK. It was the most signed petition on the government’s website.
Donald Trump accepted an invitation from The Queen to visit the UK later this year for a State Visit.
British Prime Minister, Theresa May, confirmed at a press conference that President Trump and the First Lady, Melania Trump, will be travelling to the country later this year.
It is likely that the President will stay at Windsor Castle, partly due to major refurbishment works that will be taking place at Buckingham Palace.
However, the plans for the visit have already submerged into chaos after a number of prominent MPs are calling for the visit to be cancelled.
The Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has said that he is not happy for President Trump’s State Visit to go ahead while the controversial bans preventing people from entering the USA based on their country of origin are in place.
Speaking to Robert Peston, Mr Corbyn said: “I’m not happy with him coming here until that ban is lifted, quite honestly.”
He added: “It’s slightly odd he should be invited so quickly, particularly in view of the statements he’s made, and I suspect this visit is something that might find its way into the long grass.”
He also said that Buckingham Palace should “absolutely not rush” in making arrangements for the visit, which is expected to take place later this year.
The President is also said to be extremely reluctant to meet Prince Charles because of the pair’s differing views on climate change.
The President, who has previously said that climate change is a myth invented by the Chinese, does not want to take a lecture from The Prince of Wales who is a climate change campaigner, according to The Sunday Times.
Members of Trump’s administrative team instead want The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry to meet the President when he visits the UK later this year.
Speaking to The Times, a source has said: “Trump’s people are worried about an awkward moment, with Prince Charles saying ‘Why don’t you believe in climate change?’
“They do not want the President put in an awkward position where he’s being lectured. They want horses down the Mall, tea with William & Kate.
They want all that pomp and for it to go seamlessly, and one of the risk factors is Charles.”
Number 10 Downing Street have released a statement confirming that plans for the State Visit by Donald Trump remain in place.
Royal Central will be bringing you ongoing coverage on President Trump’s State Visit to the UK in the months to come.
You should let americans sign this petition , he is a total embarrasment to the US and the rest of the world…my sister also agrees
Agree 100%
Excuse me, but over 70 million Americans voted against CLINTON and flatly and resoundingly rejected an ideology and point of view that the world has come to see as violent, intolerant, bigoted, vile, racist and extremely childish and petulant, the American Democrat and the simple fools of the far left. 2/3 of America and the entire Federal Government are now firmly back in the hands of the adults and the will of America has been expressed with placing Donald Trump as President. Are one of those simple rscist intolerant vile little left wing nuts that need safe spaces, coloring books, counseling and safety pins to deal with the total rejection of your life by America?
trump wasn’t elected by the majority of American voters. The majority of voters–off all political leanings–voted for someone else. Trump doesn’t represent the majority of Americans. What he represents is anti-American. Americans do not want what he represents to be ‘normalized’. If Americans were allowed to sign this petition it would easily double in a matter of hours.
Thank you!
The combination of votes for Trump and other candidates was over 70 million votes. Corrupt Hillary never stood a chance
Nope…not true..have some more Kool-aid…calm you down and keep you dumb
Maybe you should also imbibe on some more Kool-aid, because you obviously don’t know too much about the American political system.
You should really get your facts straight before making a comment!
Hang on Mr Chaffee you ain;t seen nothing yet..but i appreciate your youthful exuberance but shutter at your lack of knowledge..but as the saying goes ” with age comes wisdom” ! Just hate to see your wonderful Queen ( that is meant sincerely) put in an awkward , embarrasing arena. Have a nice night!
But 3 million more Americans voted for Clinton, and even more rejected Trump. By now a lot of Trump voters are regretful that the were fooled by this despicable con man.
No regrets at all!
Of course not all Trump voters have come to regret their vote, but many have, and the number is increasing. His disapproval rating has passed 50 percent in just 8 days, a record, according to the latest Gallup poll.
The Electoral College vote is the vote that matters and Trump resoundingly beat her.
Does not represent the majority which is “We the People”. Show me another country where the minority wins
The vote that matters is the Electoral College vote and the system was devised so that every vote counts and that population centers with dense populations couldn’t dominate and control elections. If we use General population vote Democrats would win almost all the time because they control several of our huge and dense population areas. The votes and wishes of other areas of the country wouldn’t be heard. The Electoral College ensures very sparsely populated areas are equally represented as the densely populated areas.
Maybe Democrats and the racist, bigots of the American Far Left would win more elections if they would shut their mouths and listen to people as well as stop labeling people as racists or bigots of whatever label is convienient when they disagree with them. So far the Left wing nuts of America took the powerful party of JFK, in just eight years, and reduced it to a three State regional power losing 1000’s of elected positions, the White House, the Senate and House and 2/3 of the State Governor’s offices. The American people got tired of the idiots and the labels and the fact that their elected representatives were more concerned about the bathroom rights of perverted men wearing dresses allowing them to pee in women’s bathrooms than they were with job recovery or growth, security, taxes, terrorism and being an actual representative of the people they govern. The Far Left wing nuts of America shot lost more political power and influence in the past eight years than at any other time in almost 100 years but that’s not their fault according to them. They are convinced they lost all this power because Americans are racist, bigots, xenophobic, homophobic, xenophobic and illiterate. Completely overlooking the fact that many of the voters who put Obama into office also voted for Trump.
No, “the system was devised” to give slave owners 60% more votes by having the slaves count for 3/5 of a person but with no vote of their own.
Hamilton also explained that the system could and should prevent a lying demagogue who had fooled the public from getting in. Which should have been done. The US destroyed itself by not barring Trump at the Electoral College on this clearly founding principle.
You are a liar and/or a fool. Your representation of history and the law of the US is entirely false.
Australia comes to mind!
False. There was never a count of the actual paper ballots in all of the Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania counties. Never.
Majority is what we’re talking about, idiot…what’s the matter, you can’t comprehend…a little bit slow, like the rest of the tRumpsters
Get your numbers straight. 90 million people did not vote in this years election. 65 million voted Democratic. Looks like 155 million did not vote for your candidate. 70 million is NOT 2/3. You are still in the minority.
You are truly ignorant. The 2/3 comment is in reference to 2/3 of the States are controlled by Republican Governors as well as 70 of the 99 Levels of State Legislatures. The general population vote doesn’t matter, it’s the Electoral College vote that matters and Trump firmly and handily beat Clinton in the vote count that mattered. Clinton received over 1.5 million illegal votes as well.
gerry-mandering. They won’t be there for long.
Gerrymandering was the excuse used by the Left in 2010, and again in 2014. Gerrymandering, if even applicable, doesn’t account for an entire sweep across the nation of the Far Left wing nut ideology. 2/3 of the nation’s States are controlled by the GOP. Gerrymandering had as much of an impact on the ejection of the Left as Putin did on entire States flipping from Democrat to GOP. Gerrymandering had nothing to do with the venerated Democratic Party Blue Wall States being flipped to GOP. While the Left was stroking Hollywood and the Elite Far Left uber Rich putting on free shows and telling everyone how racist and sexist you are if you don’t vote for a Democrat, the GOP was busy putting out the message of real change. Gerrymandering had nothing to do with one man, an airplane, and a cell phone being able to beat Hillary Clinton, who had the full support of two very popular Democrat Presidents, Hollywood elite, the VP, the First Lady and $1 Billion dollars.
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Wow. We are truly a divided nation.
Control of states is determined by legislatures which in turn is determined by “gerrymandering” so as to isolate Democratic vote and give GOP 51% or so in each district. This corruption has led to nearly 2/3 of states being led by GOP despite popular majority being Democratic in very many of those states.
The allegation that “1.5 million illegal votes” were received is a lie. Not substantiated nor was it advanced by anyone.
Brad Chafee is a liar spreading plain nonsense and should be banned from this forum and all others.
You are as ignorant as they come…we are talking about the majority of the people and their votes…are you that thick that you haven’t figured that out yet…you’re the idiot…douchbag
Treason and injustice is the new normal.
Please take our Scientist and Trump Whistleblowers in for Political asylum.
Any examples or are you just spewing more Left wing nut overemotionally charged baseless rhetoric?
I expect the worst from people, I am seldom disappointed.
hahahaha that is a joke isn’t it? I have no words to reply to such ignorance!
Brad, you are a dangerous lunatic. The French public and officials know it, and are considering a similar ban on Trump.
The GOP are not welcome in Canada, either. Especially after a hate attack in Quebec City that is seemingly Trump-inspired.
There is nothing adult” about criminals and nothing about “will of America” in winning by *NEGATIVE THREE MILLION VOTES* and burning many more in Michigan and Wisconsin that were never counted.
We owe you no respect and no access.
You are a dangerous fool. Trump inspired shooting? Any facts to support that obvious idiotic comment or are you just putting that out there for everyone to see how big of a fool you truly are? You’re too stupid to realize that there were other candidates on the ballots that people voted for. There was over 6 million for Gary Johnson and over 3 million for Jill Stein and
You are so not correct…majority of people voted for Hillary..check your facts, not the fake news…but doubt if you guys read at all
You do realize that there were other votes cast for other candidates besides Clinton and Trump? By the looks of your comment it’s blatantly obvious that fact checking is a skill you don’t possess. Over 70 million votes were cast against the vile, corrupt, lying Clinton. Her ignorant sychophants believe that the General population vote is good enough to win and that the Electoral College is racist. Clinton lost because of morons like you who believe calling people who disagree with you racists, bigots, homophobes, xenophobes or deplorables is a valid discussion that a vote cast against a liberal is the fault of Putin or gerrymandering or America is a racist nation.
Liberal logic…..
Oh, well if your sister agrees, then it must be important. And thank you for speaking on behalf of the entire United States. You may now step down off your pedestal and resume being a complete retard
Stupidest comment today. Congratulations!
Retard? Seriously? Are you in grade school? trump has trained you well. Sad.
Are you talking about King Trump on the pedestal? He is not even reading these exec orders … it’s all a big shot photo op! He is as fake as he is a liar!
I signed one..cant remember where I saw it, but I’m from Maine..they should ban his fat ass like he’s banning thousands of innocent people..what goes around , comes around..
I was prohibited from having my last extensive United States Constitutional posting being accepted. I hope some had the opportunity nonetheless to read it. But, in my brief comment here is that if Trump was previously banned by Parliament from travel to Britain, I would think Teresa May must overturn it. Also, I consider it a diplomatic affront if it is the case that Trump does not want to meet Prince Charles–the heir before Prince William–to discuss climate change and other possible areas of interest. However, the ultimate question would seem to be with Her Majesties Government and the Queen’s Orders in the Privy Council. Otherwise I very much appreciate the concerns of the petition signers, as history teaches what the combination of extreme right with appeaser does to nations and the world. And, without a genealogy of Donald Trump, I think his family must have once immigrated to the U.S. with possible citizenship classes, to become naturalized. It seems a bad choice to deny this right to others.
Well said. Unless Trump is 100% Native American, then his family had to have immigrated to the US.
Well said. Unless Trump is 100% Native American, then his family had to have immigrated to the US.
His mother is from Scotland you idiot
Oh, I’m sorry. You didn’t read my dripping sarcasm.
No one is stopping legal immigration you simple fool. The TEMPORARY ban is the same type of ban done by Obama and 6 other US Presidents. The Far Left relies on keeping people stupid
This, like all posts by “Brad Chafee”, is full of lies.
Obama and the prior Presidents did not rescind existing visas nor did they have a stated agenda of banning all Muslims from the US as a policy. Dick Cheney, who probably knows something about the prior administrations as he sat in them since Nixon, has spoken against the ban.
There is no resemblance between the false “facts” Mr. Chaffee propagates and reality.
No one is banning immigrants you fools
That’s precisely what trump has done.
Why should May overturn a ban on trump traveling in Britain? The only thing that’s changed about trump is his title. If anything, he’s more of threat now than he was before. trump did not win the popular vote in the US election. The majority of voters of all political stripes voted for someone other than trump. trump doesn’t represent the majority of Americans. What he does represent–racism, misogyny, etc., etc., etc.–is something many Americans have fought against, some even dying to overturn. Queen Elizabeth II meeting with trump puts her seal of approval on the wrong and evil he represents. Decent people, including most Americans, would like to see her not do that.
agree
I am Canadian and would love to sign … She is our Queen too
Spoken by Jeremy Corbyn an anti Brexit, Labour Party who a complete ass. His own followers are jumping ship. Trump is our President. Get over it people. Accept what you can not change.
Accept it but if you can keep this dolt from visiting your country I would do it. His orange man-baby head might explode and contaminate GB
Accept what you cannot change? Spoken like a true trump sheep! He will never make it to the end of 4 years. One year, if he is lucky! Wait for it….
Vegas gives him less than even odds to make it through four years. If you add up the global bookmakers odds on resignation, impeachment, etc., and then subtract those from the odds of not finishing the term, the highest probability the bookies are giving is to an early death.
The guy’s in his 70s. And he’s under more stress than a normal qualified person can handle. An idiot like him will crumble fast.
Oh, we can change it. Trump has no immunity to human rights law. No immunity to civil suits worldwide. His businesses can be confiscated. His supporters can be investigated. All of his correspondence can be hacked and leaked.
We’ll change it, all right.
Even those who hated Clinton won’t be helping Trump out, now that she’s gone, there’s just no reason not to flush the toilet paper that wiped her away…
I’m sorry Her Majesty issued the invitation…
WOW if the dumbass can’t defend his Climate Change denial then maybe he should change his mind on it. Poor man baby can’t take confrontation?? Afraid he will be embarrassed by FACTS and TRUTH? You British have every right to ask for him NOT to come there. By letting him come you are opening yourselves up for more terrorist attacks by the extremists. It would, by him visiting, appear that you are in agreement with his ban on Muslims entering the United States. It is absolutely ridiculous to condemn a whole religion because of a few extremists. What about the Christian crusades? They killed and destroyed religions and people. Christians have forced their beliefs on many other countries like Africa. You can’t do that…they have their own beliefs.
WOW if the dumbass can’t defend his Climate Change denial then maybe he should change his mind on it. Poor man baby can’t take confrontation?? Afraid he will be embarrassed by FACTS and TRUTH? You British have every right to ask for him NOT to come there. By letting him come you are opening yourselves up for more terrorist attacks by the extremists. It would, by him visiting, appear that you are in agreement with his ban on Muslims entering the United States. It is absolutely ridiculous to condemn a whole religion because of a few extremists. What about the Christian crusades? They killed and destroyed religions and people. Christians have forced their beliefs on many other countries like Africa. You can’t do that…they have their own beliefs.
Poor Barbara Jean is yet another example of the simple ignorance and blatant bigotry and sexism of the Feminazi Left.
The ban isn’t based on religion, but because those regions are prone to terrorism. That is why other Islamic nations aren’t placed on the list. The Christians were right to retaliate against the Muslims who want to establish caliphates in Europe.
The reason why other nations were not put on the ban is because djt has businesses in those nations that he has never cut ties with, as he was suppose to before being inaugurated. He is mentally incompetent to have that position and should be impeached. Hopefully, that will happen soon.
The list was a joint effort between the incoming and outgoing Administrations. The final list was actually Obama’s.
Obama never used that list to withdraw existing visas nor as a first step to banning all Muslims.
Trump’s use and intent is very different and there’s no way to claim Obama was responsible for this.
There are people who are trained and experienced in diplomacy and state matters, including Prince Charles. They must handle the issues carefully and deal with them – you’d think there wasn’t enough war and dissension in the world already without people being hell-bent on making more! I have my pet issues, but I don’t lecture everyone that comes into contact with me on them!
I believe that Her Majesty requested the attendance of the new US President and First Lady as she has done in the past. This is her Government and the 300,000 “Britons” that signed this absurd petition should be reminded that they are “subjects” and that Her Majesty is their Soveriegn and that what her subjects want rarely influences her decisions of State or Royal prerogatives.
He he he
Her Majesty can meet whoever she wants, and bring whoever she wants to the meeting. She’s not bound by any agreement she makes with Trump, e.g. that Charles not be there. I say she lures him in and confronts him with Charles in public asking climate change questions. Also in France he should get nothing but this kind of scientific grilling.
Trump and his supporters should be banned from all rights-respecting countries.
Re the “First Lady” as the Trump White House has announced that Ivanka will be filling that role, not Melania, then it would be appropriate to demand that Ivanka come along, not Melania. Then there will at least be some semi-adult supervision of the giant orange man-baby.
If President Trump & the First Lady have been invited at the request of her Majesty, then nothing else should be said or done to undermine the Queen
Trump will do all his own undermining.
However there is a fair question about who the “First Lady” is, as the Trump White House has declared that Ivanka will be playing that “role”.
So protocol actually can’t be carried out without certain questions answered, and asking them is necessary.
Petitioning Her Majesty to change her mind is a right of all subjects since the Magna Carta, at least. You are seriously undermining the rule of law and the common law that the sovereign is bound to uphold, by stating that “nothing else should be said”. On “done” you may have a point, but stating a request or petition is not the same thing as preventing the visit.
Undermining the monarchy as an institution is also a right and has been since the Magna Carta. Persons who wish to oppose monarchy in principle will find plenty of ammo in a Trump visit.
Trump wants to visit to enhance his presumed prestige, and for no other reason I perceive. A visit would bring forth a great deal of publicity, something from which Trump thrives. A feather in his cap? He needs a black eye to precede his demise.
There should be tens of thousands of protestors if he dates come. Maybe that will dissuade Mrs. May.
He WILL be an embarrassment, as he is to most Americans. And you can bet there will be huge protests, making a visit to the queen even more awkward.
One of the “risk” factors is Charles??????? Are you kidding me????Excuse me, but the only risk factor is trump! why should anyone in the UK need to hear what he says about Climate change!! Or anything else for that matter. We are really struggling here..DON”T treat him as an honored guest, he’s the embaressment.
British People do something useful. Please take our Scientist and Trump Whistleblowers in for Political asylum. Yes offer our educated Scientist and Whistleblowers sanctuary in your country.
As a Canadian I am a Commonwealth citizen and subject of Her Majesty. I support Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, in asking whatever embarrassing and illuminating questions that he deems fit. Charles will be a fine king, but not if he’s a coward.
The planet’s ability to support life as we know it supercedes any protocol, and the only purpose of a sovereign is to call out a clothes-less Emperor and put their own head on the block for it.
We put the Head of State in an actual head of a person trained for life for that job, for a reason.
The risk factor is Trump. Charles would only be pointing it out.
Of course the orange abomination would want to meet William and Kate. After all she would be a 10. Kate better wear a suit of armor. Remember he himself admitted that he couldn’t help it but want to kiss an attractive woman with or without her consent when he see one. And he can also grab her pussy because of his privilege and power. Joking aside, I am glad the people in U.K. Are signing the petition to stop the visit. Inviting this predator in chief to visit the Queen when so many Americans are protesting against his many unethical, fascist and self serving orders is a in his own word a “yuuuge” insult to the American people, the Brits and the Monarchy. Politicians on both sides should remember who they serve and preserve what each country holds dear. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is the orange abomination who asked to meet the Queen and Kate to fulfill yet another of his self-aggrandizement. Please don’t normalize this disgraceful abom. History will remember you fior it.
Trump and his goons are a disgrace to our country. As are his racist politics.
A lot of angry people who have absolutely no idea about the American political system. Too bad that you don’t like Trump being president, but ‘suck it up cupcake’, he is so build a bridge and get over it. He may actually be the best thing for the Americans since sliced bread!