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Theresa May ‘does not agree’ with Trump's refugee ban, Downing Street says, amid mounting anger Theresa May ‘does not agree’ with Trump's refugee ban, Downing Street says, amid mounting anger
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Theresa May "does not agree" with a contentious ban on immigration implemented by Donald Trump, Downing Street has said.Theresa May "does not agree" with a contentious ban on immigration implemented by Donald Trump, Downing Street has said.
In a statement released late on Saturday evening, responding to mounting anger from within her own party, the Prime Minister finally passed judgment on the President's executive order on immigration, which bars entry to the US for citizens from seven countries in the Middle East and Africa  In a statement released late on Saturday evening, and responding to mounting anger from within her own party, the Prime Minister finally passed judgment on the President's executive order on immigration, which bars entry to the US for citizens from seven countries in the Middle East and Africa 
Arriving back in the UK after a three-day visit to the US and Turkey, a spokesman for Ms May said British officials would be “studying” Mr Trump’s ban. Arriving back in the UK after a three-day visit to the US and Turkey, a spokesman for Ms May said British officials would be “studying” Mr Trump’s ban to assess the impact for British citizens.
No 10 said: "Immigration policy in the United States is a matter for the government of the United States, just the same as immigration policy for this country should be set by our government. It came after a Conservative MP revealed he was subject to the ban.
No 10 said: "Immigration policy in the United States is a matter for the government of the United States, just the same as immigration policy for this country should be set by our government.
"But we do not agree with this kind of approach and it is not one we will be taking."But we do not agree with this kind of approach and it is not one we will be taking.
"We are studying this new executive order to see what it means and what the legal effects are, and in particular what the consequences are for UK nationals."We are studying this new executive order to see what it means and what the legal effects are, and in particular what the consequences are for UK nationals.
"If there is any impact on UK nationals then clearly we will make representations to the US government about that.""If there is any impact on UK nationals then clearly we will make representations to the US government about that."
Travel restrictions affect those with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen entering the US.Travel restrictions affect those with passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen entering the US.
More follows… Ms May has been sharply criticised around the world for her refusal to condemn the blanket ban on citizens of those countries entering America. The policy also applies to those holding dual-citizenship and those with a green card, which grants permanent residency status.
Some of the fiercest criticism came from within her own party, after it emerged Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi was banned from travelling to the US because he was born in Baghdad. 
"I'm a British citizen & so proud to have been welcomed to this country. Sad to hear ill be banned from the USA based on my country of birth," he wrote.
Tory MP for South Cambridgeshire Heidi Allen tweeted directly to the PM: "Strong leadership means not being afraid to tell someone powerful when they're wrong. It's an ethos this country is proud of @theresa_may."
David Warburton, the MP for Somerton and Frome, said: "When you do something astonishingly dumb, your closest friends need to tell you. That's what special relationships are for."
Earlier on Saturday, during a press conference in Ankara with the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Ms May failed on three occasions to condemn the travel ban in force for the seven Muslim-majority countries.
Asked whether she viewed the executive order as an “action of the leader of the free world”, the Prime Minister replied that she was “very pleased” to have met Mr Trump, before evading the question by hailing Turkey’s reception of millions of refugees.