British lawmakers are due today to debate a call for US presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be banned from the UK over his remarks about Muslims — though the government is unlikely to bar the divisive Republican Party contender.
More than 500,000 people have signed an online petition calling for Trump to be blocked for “hate speech” after he called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States in the wake of attacks by extremists.
According to the Associated Press, Labour lawmaker Paul Flynn, who chairs Parliament’s Petitions Committee, will kick off a three-hour debate today, which will not result in a binding vote.
Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned Trump’s remarks as “divisive, stupid and wrong.” But he and other senior officials have said they do not think Trump should be banned.
