This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-today-live-updates-us-president-haiti-uk-visit-africa-shithole-london-embassy-obama-racist-a8155036.html
The article has changed 12 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Trump today - live updates: US President cancels UK visit and labels Haiti and Africa 's***hole' countries | Trump today - live updates: US President cancels UK visit and labels Haiti and Africa 's***hole' countries |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Donald Trump has announced he is cancelling his visit to the UK and will now not be travelling London as expected to open the new US embassy next month. | |
| Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said the US President had backed down in the face of huge public opposition in Britain and the likelihood of widespread protests. | |
| It comes after accusations of racism amid reports the US President referred to the country of Haiti and African nations as "s***holes". | |
| Mr Trump is to have made the comments during an Oval Office meeting about protecting immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and a number of African states. | |
| He is quoted as having asked: “Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?" | |
| The Republican said he had cancelled his London visit because of his opposition to the decision to move the US Embassy from Mayfair to Battersea. | |
| MPs did not rush to express their disappointment, with many suggesting the real reason for the cancellation was British public opposition to the visit. | MPs did not rush to express their disappointment, with many suggesting the real reason for the cancellation was British public opposition to the visit. |
| Former Labour leader Ed Miliband wrote in a tweet to Mr Trump: "It's because nobody wanted you to come. And you got the message." | Former Labour leader Ed Miliband wrote in a tweet to Mr Trump: "It's because nobody wanted you to come. And you got the message." |