‘A dangerous fool who fuels the flames of terrorism’: MPs launch stinging attack on Donald Trump but say he should NOT be banned from Britain
- British Parliament is debating whether Trump should be banned from UK
- Jack Dromey says tycoon shouldn’t be allowed within 1,000 miles of Britain
- Most MPs say turning ‘crazy’ billionaire away would make him a martyr
- 570,000 signed petition after tycoon said UK has ‘massive Muslim problem’
- Donald Trump calls debate ‘absurd’ and says MPs do not speak for Britain
- Republican described ‘no go Muslim zones’ where police ‘feared for lives’
- Only Home Secretary Theresa May has power to ban people from Britain
To add, so far 5 people have been banned from the UK for hate speech. 1 was banned for being sexist. 3 were banned for making offensive comments about Muslims and being too pro Israel (yes the government actually said that). The fifth was banned for his support for Islamic terrorism;
Ms Siddiq told the Daily Telegraph: ‘The Home Office has previous in banning hate preachers engaging in rhetoric similar to that of Trump. To argue there is no precedent for banning him does not stand up to decisions taken by this Home Secretary, or indeed previous Labour home secretaries. The real question is ‘Why should we make an exception for billionaire politicians?’ We should not.
‘Those that argue his words are a joke or do not amount to inciting violence, need to take a closer look at the increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes in America since his comments’.
SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh said today she supported the ban even if Trump became president.
Mrs Ahmed-Sheikh said: ‘If Donald Trump becomes President of the United States and seeks to enter the United Kingdom and doesn’t withdraw his remarks about Muslims, absolutely my representations to Theresa May will not change.’
Fighting back: Donald Trump, pictured in Virginia today, said the decision by MPs to debate whether he should be banned from Britain is ‘absurd’ and a ‘waste of precious time’
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