The petition says: “Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US Government, but he should not be invited to make an official State Visit because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen.
“Donald Trump’s well documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by Her Majesty the Queen or the Prince of Wales.
“Therefore during the term of his presidency Donald Trump should not be invited to the United Kingdom for an official State Visit.”
The petition was started in November but gained traction this weekend.
Protests are planned for this evening across British cities as a show of outrage against Mr Trump’s 90-day travel ban on people from seven mainly Muslim countries.
The “extreme vetting” is targeting migrants and visitors to the US from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
The demonstrations are due to begin at 6pm in London, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Swansea.
In spite of the petition and the protests, Downing Street has insisted Mr Trump’s state visit will go ahead.
Emphasising that there had been no change of position, a spokesperson said: “An invitation has been extended and accepted.”
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Meanwhile, former Labour leader Ed Milliband and Conservative MP Nadhim Zahawi are together calling for an emergency debate in Parliament on Mr Trump’s travel ban.
Iraqi-born Mr Zahawi tweeted: “With @Ed_Miliband calling for an emergency debate on the divisive ban by the United States on Nationals from predominantly Muslim countries.”
Mr Miliband added in a tweet: “We think it essential the House of Commons has proper chance immediately to debate send out united message against this abhorrent policy.”
On Sunday Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that Britons who have dual citizenship with one of the seven countries will not be stopped from entering the US.
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Mr Johnson spoke to Mr Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner and chief strategist Stephen Bannon to get clarification on the ban.
The Foreign Office issued guidance which said:
:: The ban only applies to individuals travelling from one of the seven countries – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen
:: Travellers to the US from anywhere other than one of those countries will experience no extra checks regardless of nationality or place of birth
:: UK nationals travelling from one of the seven countries are not included in the ban, even if they were born in one of the countries
:: Dual citizens from one of the seven countries travelling to the US from outside those countries are not affected
:: Dual nationals might experience extra checks if they travel directly from one of the seven nations.
Despite the Foreign Office’s statement, immigration lawyer Jamie Kerr told Sky News he would still advise Britons with shared nationality with one of the seven countries to “think very carefully” about travelling to the US.
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Article source: http://news.sky.com/story/protests-planned-in-uk-as-opposition-mounts-over-trump-travel-ban-10748052
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