In contention to the Order from Donald Trump Travel ban a 'massive success', as protests continue
Labour has accused Theresa May of “appeasement” towards Donald Trump after Downing Street again rejected a petition calling for the cancellation of the president’s state visit to Britain.
A Downing Street source dismissed agreeing to the petition, which has now attracted almost a million signatures, as a “populist gesture”.
The BBC quoted the source saying: “The invitation has been issued and accepted. To scrap the visit would undo everything following Mrs May’s visit. America is a huge and important ally we have to think long term.”
Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti urged the prime minister to think again. “I’m afraid that sounds like appeasement to me,” she told BBC Breakfast after being read the statement from Downing Street.
She added: “The world is in a very precarious situation at the moment and we will not make this world safer or fairer by appeasing bullies like Mr Trump.”
Chakrabarti said Trump’s travel ban was counter-productive. She said: “It will make the world a less safe place and we got to do everything we can to stand up to this bully in the White House. That special relationship has to be based on shared values and so far what I have seen from Mr Trump is misogyny, racism, ill-treatment of refugees, reinstatement of torture and just a general pedalling of hate.”
She added: “I would urge the prime minister to think again. A state visit is premature we should not be rewarding human rights abuses by rolling out the red carpet in this country.
A Downing Street source dismissed agreeing to the petition, which has now attracted almost a million signatures, as a “populist gesture”.
The BBC quoted the source saying: “The invitation has been issued and accepted. To scrap the visit would undo everything following Mrs May’s visit. America is a huge and important ally we have to think long term.”
Shadow attorney general Shami Chakrabarti urged the prime minister to think again. “I’m afraid that sounds like appeasement to me,” she told BBC Breakfast after being read the statement from Downing Street.
She added: “The world is in a very precarious situation at the moment and we will not make this world safer or fairer by appeasing bullies like Mr Trump.”
Chakrabarti said Trump’s travel ban was counter-productive. She said: “It will make the world a less safe place and we got to do everything we can to stand up to this bully in the White House. That special relationship has to be based on shared values and so far what I have seen from Mr Trump is misogyny, racism, ill-treatment of refugees, reinstatement of torture and just a general pedalling of hate.”
She added: “I would urge the prime minister to think again. A state visit is premature we should not be rewarding human rights abuses by rolling out the red carpet in this country.
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