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Speaker stands by ban on Donald Trump addressing parliament
Source: Press Association
Speaker stands by ban on Donald Trump addressing parliament
Press Association
Thursday 9 November 2017 22.19 GMT
Donald Trump still has not earned the right to address the Houses of Parliament, the Speaker has said.
John Bercow controversially vetoed the idea of the US president speaking in parliament’s Westminster Hall, an honour which was given to his predecessor Barack Obama, shortly after Theresa May invited Trump to visit the UK.
A year on from Trump’s election victory, Bercow said his view remained that the US president did not deserve the honour of speaking to MPs and peers in the historic hall. In February, Bercow said he “strongly opposed” the idea of a presidential address in parliament and the Speaker said he still held that view when asked about his stance at an event on Thursday night organised by Queen Mary University London’s Mile End Institute.
“An address to both Houses of Parliament is not an automatic right; it is an earned honour,” he said. “My view is that he has not earned that honour.”
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Press Association
Thursday 9 November 2017 22.19 GMT
Donald Trump still has not earned the right to address the Houses of Parliament, the Speaker has said.
John Bercow controversially vetoed the idea of the US president speaking in parliament’s Westminster Hall, an honour which was given to his predecessor Barack Obama, shortly after Theresa May invited Trump to visit the UK.
A year on from Trump’s election victory, Bercow said his view remained that the US president did not deserve the honour of speaking to MPs and peers in the historic hall. In February, Bercow said he “strongly opposed” the idea of a presidential address in parliament and the Speaker said he still held that view when asked about his stance at an event on Thursday night organised by Queen Mary University London’s Mile End Institute.
“An address to both Houses of Parliament is not an automatic right; it is an earned honour,” he said. “My view is that he has not earned that honour.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/09/john-bercow-speaker-donald-trump-parliament
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