US President Donald Trump has asked to delay his state visit to Britain later this year to allow public anger over the invitation to recede, it was reported Wednesday.
The Sun tabloid said the trip, originally believed to be planned for June, was now being considered in October following protests and opposition from MPs.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s official spokesman said the report was “pure speculation”.
Another government spokeswoman said: “There’s no possibility of it being pushed back, in that we never had a date announced.”
May extended the invitation for a state visit, a high honour that involves a banquet with Queen Elizabeth II, when she met Trump at the White House in late January.
It was part of a charm offensive intended to strengthen bilateral ties as Britain prepares to leave the European Union.
But coming at the same time as Trump announced his ban on refugees and travellers from seven mainly Muslim countries, it sparked public outrage in Britain.
More than 1.8 million signed a petition asking for the visit to be cancelled, prompting a debate in parliament where several lawmakers condemned the proposal.
An unnamed government source told The Sun: “Trump still really wants to come this year but he wants the heat to die down a bit first.
“The White House doesn’t want to create a scene for our sake either.”
The paper reported that Trump could make his state visit from October 5 to 8.
This would fall within parliament’s recess, meaning that Trump would be unable to give a speech to lawmakers, as his predecessor Barack Obama did in 2011.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said he believed Trump should not be allowed the honour.
The Trump administration have announced plans to give immigrants their legal stay IF they have not been convicted of any serious crime….
Gwaarn do ur ting yes Mr Trump…
Stop tell lie pan trump. He neva seh exactly that and the republicans nah go allow him fi do dat
Thank you Met, people need to stop spread FAKE news.
Trump cannot tek di heat and people fi keep it blazing pan him and mek him confuse further. Republicans fear spanish people a go come tek ova america and tun white ina minority so until dem feel less threatened there will be no reform
Why do you type such dribble like met don’t have technology and common sense to comprehend what’s going on , you troll have time on your hands boy.
They surely do :ngakak :ngakak
Well, anything reported in the CNN news oonoo run wid it… This was reported in the Daily Express so like wise mi a run wid it…
The Trump administration have announced plans to give immigrants their legal stay IF they have not been convicted of any serious crime…
A Dat Mi Seh
You can run with anything YOU feel a dat we seh
If you really keeping up this fake news nonsense even GW Bush have to to say it doesn’t look good for a president to carry on so.
Anon 12:46 U stink like bembeh bud move from ova yah wid u false rumours before mi push u offa di wall
LOOK HERE PLEASE, ANY MEDICATION HIM DID DEH PON LAST NIGHT PLEASE KIP HIM PON IT, ANYWAY NUTTEN HIM SAY I WILL BELIEVE, A DEM PUT WORDS IN HIM MOUTH AS DEM TUN DEM BACK HIM DO WA HIM WANT, LOOK HOW MUCH THINGS WORLWIDE BLACK MAN INVENTED AND DEM A LIVE OFFA IT, THIS ONE GAVE PPL HEALTHCARE AND DEM CANT STAND IT
NOW…. NEEDLEEYE… LOLOLO WEH U FIND DAT DEH, BEMBEH BUD DWLLLLL, MET U NO PUT UP MISS MOONLIGHT NAOMI HARRIS. OF JAMAICAN DESCENDANT. AND THE SUNDTRACK DONE BY JAMAMICAN BORIS GARDINER, EVERY NIGGER IS A STAR,
Trump and him administration lie,evil and wicked like.them only a talk because ppl a push back they want to silent ppl thats y him talk bout bill for immigration and him know its a big joke.it hurt mi how ppl a fall fi this shit. Wonder if the widow really believe him feel her lost
Britain hav too much problems fi hav Trump come come dem country come create more. And try kno seh white ppl deh kno how fi riot and block road too