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WickedsDesire -> Donald Trump: MPs clash over UK state visit (2/20/2017 11:19:04 AM)
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MPs have clashed over whether Donald Trump should be given a state visit to the UK in a packed Westminster debate.
Protesters gathered outside as Labour's Paul Flynn said it would be "terribly wrong" to go ahead with the visit.
But Tory Nigel Evans told the US president's critics to "get over it".
The Westminster Hall debate was triggered by two petitions - one against the state visit, which got 1.85 million signatures, and one in favour which got 311,000.
Opening proceedings, Mr Flynn, a member of the petitions committee, said it was "extraordinary" an invitation had been issued so soon into the US president's term.
He said there was "no question of any disrespect" towards the United States in opposing Mr Trump's visit, but said the president had caused problems in "every political area in which he has become involved in" and had been " behaving like a petulant child".
I signed no as I will not enable a known monster…although I am perplexed as why he got that invite so soon….To me Theresa May is a non entity – gutless scumbag aside in this instance…the president of Englandshire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39021333
is there going to be a vote on this - i am not sure
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