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Trump will be barred from speaking in Parliament
Business Insider ^ | February 6, 2017 | Adam Payne

Posted on 02/06/2017 12:41:25 PM PST by Pinkbell

LONDON — House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has announced that he intends to block US President Donald Trump from addressing Parliament when Trump visits the UK later this year.

It is customary for visiting presidents to address MPs and members of the House of Lords in Westminster Hall when making state visits to Britain.

As speaker of the House of Commons, however, Bercow is one of three people who has the authority to block visiting figures from doing this.

The speaker said on Monday afternoon that addressing Parliament was an "earned honour" and not an invitation that came automatically with a state visit.

He said:

"What I will say is this. An address by a foreign leader to both Houses of Parliament is not an automatic right. It is an earned honour. Moreover, there are many precedents for state visits to take place to our country which do not include an address to both Houses of Parliament. That's the first point.

"In relation to Westminster Hall, there are three key holders to Westminster Hall: the speaker of the House of Commons, the speaker of the House of Lords and the lord great chamberlain. Ordinarily we are able to work by consensus and the hall would be used for a purpose such as an address or another purpose by agreement of the three key holders.

"I must say to the honourable gentleman, to all who signed his early day motion and to others with strong views about this matter on either side of the argument, that before the imposition of the migrant ban I would myself have been strongly opposed to an address by President Trump in Westminster Hall. After the imposition of the migrant ban by President Trump I am even more strongly opposed to an address...

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bercow; first100days; johnbercow; parliament; trump; trump45; trumpuk; uk
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Bercow's speech was met with a round of applause from MPs in the Commons, which in usual circumstances is banned practice. Veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner stood up to say "well done" to the House speaker.

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn tweeted shortly after the speech: "Well said John Bercow. We must stand up for our country's values. Trump's State Visit should not go ahead."

Corbyn's Labour colleague Harriet Harman tweeted saying it was a "proud moment" for the House of Commons. In a statement, Liberal Democrat party leader leader Tim Farron said: "Trump should be under no illusion. We are snubbing him."

Farron actually said:

"Speaking within Parliament is a rare honour, the highest honour we can offer. In the past we have hosted speeches from leaders in equality, justice and human rights from Mandela to Obama to Aung San Suu Kyi. Trump is not fit to shine their shoes.

Obama? LOL!

1 posted on 02/06/2017 12:41:25 PM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Pinkbell

Not surprised.


2 posted on 02/06/2017 12:42:26 PM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Pinkbell

Well you Brits don’t call us when your ass is in a sling well call it even


3 posted on 02/06/2017 12:42:42 PM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Pinkbell

They’re jealous and it shows. Just wait when they need him.


4 posted on 02/06/2017 12:42:53 PM PST by conservativepoet
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To: Pinkbell

I don’t know who Aung San Suu Kyi is, but Mandela and Obama are scoundrels.


5 posted on 02/06/2017 12:44:27 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Biggirl

He'll just 'TWEET' from the Front steps of Paliament !
That is who he is !


6 posted on 02/06/2017 12:44:28 PM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Muslim & Spanish migrants are like Kudzu--> designed to overload the system= Cloward-Piven)
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To: Pinkbell

Maybe the U.K. Needs a polite but firm spanking from the us


7 posted on 02/06/2017 12:44:36 PM PST by SteveH
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To: Pinkbell

My Grandfather was a Beefeater and went to school with Churchill.

Screw this MP!


8 posted on 02/06/2017 12:44:49 PM PST by BBB333 (The power of TRUMP compels you!)
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To: Pinkbell

Didn’t realize they sucked up this much to the American socialists. I probably should have.


9 posted on 02/06/2017 12:44:57 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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To: Biggirl

Not surprised either. I wonder if this John Bercow has some skeletons in his closet that the ruling elite know about. AND if there is anything to know, they do know.


10 posted on 02/06/2017 12:45:06 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Pinkbell

Fine. Expel the British ambassador, withdraw from whatever trade talks are ongoing and begin withdrawing troops and tanks from Poland and the Baltics.


11 posted on 02/06/2017 12:45:19 PM PST by JPX2011
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To: Pinkbell

Well how about just skipping this visit entirely?


12 posted on 02/06/2017 12:45:32 PM PST by Stingray51
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Perhaps cancel the trip. They are now Londonistan. Sadly insane self destruction of countries by the left and Islam.


13 posted on 02/06/2017 12:45:36 PM PST by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: Pinkbell

I’d return the Churchhill Bust.


14 posted on 02/06/2017 12:46:34 PM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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To: Pinkbell

Why bother even going when they openly applaud and support a snub of him? You know what they say about pay back....


15 posted on 02/06/2017 12:46:56 PM PST by sanjuanbob
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To: Pinkbell
Bercow just committed ‘political suicide’...trust me, he will be ruined from now on...
16 posted on 02/06/2017 12:47:11 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Pinkbell

the parliamentarian speaks this rubbish WHILE HIS OWN COUNTRY IS SOLD OUT TO THE ISLAMONAZI INVASION with big parts of some UK major cities and university campuses almost off limits to normal Brits

Londonistan is sick and so is much of USA (just that we’re bigger so have a little bit more time buffer to deport, repatriate, return the Islamics that Obama snuck into our communities)


17 posted on 02/06/2017 12:47:19 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: Pinkbell

Yeah, it’s an earned honor, like the Nobel Peace Prize...


18 posted on 02/06/2017 12:47:25 PM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Pinkbell

I bet he would have no problem at all with Abbas speaking.............


19 posted on 02/06/2017 12:48:11 PM PST by Red Badger (If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
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To: Biggirl
I wonder if he likes pizza with cheese?


20 posted on 02/06/2017 12:48:12 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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