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Donald Trump’s postponed state visit to the UK is due to take place in June, it will be confirmed on Tuesday, prompting renewed calls for protests against the trip.Donald Trump’s postponed state visit to the UK is due to take place in June, it will be confirmed on Tuesday, prompting renewed calls for protests against the trip.
Buckingham Palace is due to announce the visit will be timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings on 6 June, the Guardian understands. Buckingham Palace is to announce that the visit will be timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings on 6 June, the Guardian understands.
The move has renewed controversy over Theresa May’s decision to invite Trump for a full state visit when she met the president shortly after he took office.The move has renewed controversy over Theresa May’s decision to invite Trump for a full state visit when she met the president shortly after he took office.
State visits are formal trip for heads of state involving considerable ceremony and time with the Queen. The invitation was extended by May when she became the first overseas leader to visit Trump in the White House after his inauguration.State visits are formal trip for heads of state involving considerable ceremony and time with the Queen. The invitation was extended by May when she became the first overseas leader to visit Trump in the White House after his inauguration.
When Trump travelled to the UK on an official but non-state visit in July 2018, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest and a four-metre-high orange Trump baby blimp was floated above Parliament Square. The policing operation for the visit cost an estimated £18m.When Trump travelled to the UK on an official but non-state visit in July 2018, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest and a four-metre-high orange Trump baby blimp was floated above Parliament Square. The policing operation for the visit cost an estimated £18m.
The prospect of Trump being granted the honour of a carriage ride down the Mall appalls many MPs. The prospect of Trump being granted the honour of a carriage ride down the Mall appalls many MPs. Anti-Trump campaigners are calling for a protest in London on 4 June.
Labour MPs including David Lammy and Stella Creasy said Trump’s controversial views and record in office mean he should not be welcomed in the UK. Labour MPs, including David Lammy and Stella Creasy, say Trump’s controversial views and record in office mean he should not be welcomed in the UK.
Deluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic, Donald Trump is no friend of Britain. He is not fit to hold public office, let alone worthy of our country's highest honours and a banquet with the Queen. Theresa May is selling out the UK to a serial liar and a cheat. #TrumpUKVisit https://t.co/2onIyKU8ZODeluded, dishonest, xenophobic, narcissistic, Donald Trump is no friend of Britain. He is not fit to hold public office, let alone worthy of our country's highest honours and a banquet with the Queen. Theresa May is selling out the UK to a serial liar and a cheat. #TrumpUKVisit https://t.co/2onIyKU8ZO
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It is unusual for a state visit to be announced at such short notice, and details of the visit have yet to be finalised with fewer than six weeks to go. It is unclear if Trump will be be invited, or allowed, to address to both houses of parliament. It is unusual for a state visit to be announced at such short notice, and details of the trip have yet to be finalised with fewer than six weeks to go. It is unclear if Trump will be be invited, or allowed, to address to both houses of parliament.
In February 2017, the Speaker John Bercow, said Trump should not be allowed to speak to parliament. In February 2017, the Commons Speaker said Trump should not be allowed to speak to parliament. John Bercow said: “I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.”
He said: “I feel very strongly that our opposition to racism and to sexism and our support for equality before the law and an independent judiciary are hugely important considerations in the House of Commons.” On Tuesday a spokeswoman for the Speaker’s office said: “Should a request be made to address the Houses of Parliament, it will be considered in the usual way.”
It will be only the third state visit by a US president during the Queen’s 67-year reign. Trump’s two immediate predecessors, George W Bush and Barack Obama, were also given the honour.It will be only the third state visit by a US president during the Queen’s 67-year reign. Trump’s two immediate predecessors, George W Bush and Barack Obama, were also given the honour.
During his visit last year, Trump met the Queen at Windsor Castle. Trump described the Queen as a “tremendous woman” who had “really never made a mistake”.During his visit last year, Trump met the Queen at Windsor Castle. Trump described the Queen as a “tremendous woman” who had “really never made a mistake”.
Trump’s last visit was timed to coincide with ceremonies in France to mark the 1918 Armistice. Unlike other world leaders he failed to turn up to some of the planned events because of rain.
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