British lawmakers are due Monday to debate a call for U.S. presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the U.K. over his remarks about Muslims — though the government is unlikely to bar the divisive Republican Party contender.
More than 500,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Trump to be blocked for “hate speech” after he called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States in the wake of attacks by extremists
Under British law any online petition backed by 100,000 people — who must provide and confirm an email address — is considered for parliamentary debate.
Labour lawmaker Paul Flynn, who chairs Parliament’s Petitions Committee, will kick off a three-hour debate Monday, which will not result in a binding vote.
Flynn said he would try to convey the anger of petitioners, but suggested banning Trump could be “counter-productive” by making him appear to be a victim.
Trump owns a Scottish golf course, and his mother was born in Scotland.
Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned Trump’s remarks as “divisive, stupid and wrong.” But he and other senior officials have said they do not think Trump should be banned.
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition Labour Party, also said Trump should be allowed to come to Britain, and offered to take him to a mosque in Corbyn’s London constituency.
The government has the power to deny entry to people with criminal convictions or those whose presence is considered not “conducive to the public good.” The power has been used against figures as diverse as boxer Mike Tyson, rapper Tyler the Creator, radical Muslim preachers and the late Christian fundamentalist Fred Phelps Sr.
Few politicians have been banned, although Britain turned away anti-Islam Dutch legislator Geert Wilders at an airport in 2009. Wilders later sued and won the right to come to Britain.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
thats fine once president we just sieze all crown owned land and ban imports from the uk and no aid– then watch them limies starve !!
thats fine once president we just sieze all crown owned land and ban imports from the uk and no aid– then watch them limies starve !!
I cannot even imagine why anyone in their right mind wanting to go there in the first place, when you can spend a lifetime traveling through the United States and still not see all the marvels things there are to see in America.
Good Golly How Much “Tax PayersDollars” Would That Save The USA If The United Kingdom Was Not On The USA Payroll?? God Bless America And Our New Classy “First Family” The Donald J. Trump Family.
Donald Trump was right. We need to hold off on bringing Muslim refugees into the United States until we can make sure they are not terrorists. Great Britain would be wise to do the same thing. At one time Trump’s proposal would have been seen as common sense. Too many people have fallen for this idealized image of Islam as being a religion of peace. ISIS and al Qaeda seem to disprove that notion. The overwhelming silence coming from the Muslim community does nothing to contradict my observation.
Every place where Islam controls is a place of poverty, misery, oppression and violence. Why would any rational person want that mindset to come into their country?
Well said!
So they like the Socialist or the Lesbian better?
Well if England feels that way, when Mr Trump becomes Mr. President I hope he will cut off all aid to them and not support them in any way. How England can say that is nuts but hey we fought them once and won, we can do it again and win.
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Kim Jon Lee of No Korea, has sale on atromic bombs, ten billion each, delivery guaranteed upon reciept of USA 150 billion dollars to Iran. Also long range ICBM’s at discount.
Didn’t know there were that many Muslims in GB The way we are mishandling illegals this could soon be the case here.
There are whole communities in England were Police are afraid to go because of Muslims are in Majority. Where the Military are told not to wear their uniforms of Base because of Muslims. DO YOU WANT THIS IN THE U.S.A. And why are the Arm Forces not allowed to have/carry Weapons on their Bases??? (easy enemy takeover)
Perhaps It is Time The USA stop Meddling in the affairs of every country in the Universe…And Then,,just maybe that would be a Great precedent to set. .that would catch on in Great Britai. Though possibly, this hope is a bit far fetched now. It Just doesn`
it just doesn`t make any sense…. THAT my comment would be ” Quitted ‘ At The Point IT WAS.. Shut off….. With a Comment “”Straight OUT OF NOWHERE..Telling ME I HAD ALREADY Made THAT REmark !!” Any Comment On THAT Coming OUT OF NOWHERE???
NOW>>TRY to tell me that Our Every Comment isn`t being :Monitored..EVEN AS IT IS BEING WRITTEN !!! IS THAT A GREAT POSSIBILLITY ??? I`m certain I was not Saying anything that Tens of Thousands Of People IN THIS Country of The USA Isn`t feeling, ( Maybe Many Times OVER>>M ore.)
Just another good reason the settlers got out of the UK. Who, by the way we’re ruled by Kings who lobed off human heads. Later we went back to help save their butts from a European dictator named Hitler. And they want to tell us who’s not welcome, really? So when the Muslims take over your streets and laws head to China for your help next time they will make you a great offer.
I can not understand why THE English would ban the next president of USA? Take a look at who is running Hamtramic Mich? THE CALL FOR PRAYER WHILE THE ANGELIST IN THE POLISH CITY OF USA IS BANNED! TRUMP IS RIGHT THE MOSLIM RELIGION IS BEING HYJACKED BY ISIS ! AND MICHIGAN PEOPLE KNOW WHO IS TAKING OVER THEIR CULTURE, NATIONALITY AND LANGUAGE-WHILE NOT RESPECTING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE USA AS I AN TRUMP DO!
Lets let the uk welcome all those Muslim refugees. And this what can happen just as it can happen here In the good old USA. Say there is one million Muslim couples and they have one million kids times 50 years and there kid have kids 50 times 50 times 50and so on this Christian country’s will be governed by sharia law. Why do you think . And Christianity will be out the door. Since most of our youth now rather shack up and not have kid . We will be out populated. So wake up UK And USA. Wake up our Cristian young ones and have a contest with the Muslim youths and out produce then come on you young studs and win one for the gipper .
Donny Trump is an American leader and a Presidential candidate other countries has no
business meddling in our internal affairs.USA long live God BLESS THE USA and HANDS off the U.S. whether friends or foes.
PC has really run amok over there. Too bad. Good fish and chips. They have their own Muslim problem they cannot or won’t control.
If David Camoron wasent such a socialist hypocrite and was capable of saying the truth he would say Trumps statements were the truth, spot on. The reason he won’t is he’s in bed with his socialist friends the UN, Merkel, Obama,- Truth, is not hate speech . except for those brainwashed by political correctness. This whole thing is a set up to weaken America with unvetted refugees, Camoron does nothing about muslliums condeming and killing Christians. Hate speech is double speak for censorship in the UK. Limeys have been parisites to the US we don’t need them as much as they need us. He should take everyone of his Muslims buddies in his own backyard… comrade.