Donald Trump's ban on
people from seven majority Muslim countries has sparked protests across the
world.
And tonight thousands are
expected to march in London and across the UK, demanding his state visit to
Britain be called off.
But before that, Foreign
Secretary Boris Johnson made a statement on the Muslim ban in the House of
Commons - promising no British passport holders would be affected.
But Boris drew jeers from
fellow MPs as he complained Donald Trump had been "pointlessly
demonised".
We'll have live video,
updates and reaction as it happens. Stay with us.
MPs
pass motion calling for Trump's Muslim ban to be repealed
MPs have unanimously
passed a motion finding Donald Trump’s Muslim ban “discriminatory, divisive and
counterproductive”.
The motion also calls on
the President to repeal the Executive Order.
It came after Ed Miliband
was granted an emergency debate on the Muslim ban.
In a passionate speech
during the debate, Mr Miliband said: “It clearly is a Muslim ban. Why do I say
that? Because it was the president’s original intention.”
He added: “There is no
question that these countries in their different ways are extremely dangerous
places. The question is whether a blanket ban on people from these countries
makes sense, and in my view it does not.”
Mr Miliband asked what
sort of message the ban would send to the 1.6 billion Muslims around the world.
He said: “Will the
president’s actions, and this is crucial, make the world a safer place or a
more dangerous one? Now my contention is it will make the world a more
dangerous place and that on its own reflects our national interest in this
matter.”
Mr Miliband went on: “The
only way of understanding this ban, when you look at it, is that it does
represent the suspension of reason and rationality. Indeed it has perversity,
discrimination and divisiveness at its heart.”
He added: “One of the most
chilling things I found, and I’m sure others did as well, reading the accounts
over the weekend of what has happened to individuals, frankly sounded like the
actions of a tinpot dictatorship. It did not sound like what we would expect
and hope for from the United States.”
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