Donald Trump not welcome in Parliament, says ‘heroic’ Speaker Bercow

Commons Speaker, John Bercow, made it clear that President Trump will not be welcome to address parliament on his state visit.

Explaining that he was powerless to prevent a state visit from the newly-elected US president, Bercow said on Monday afternoon that he would use is role as one of the three 'key-holders' of Westminster Hall to stop Trump from addressing MPs ad peers. His unpresidented unprecedented intervention was greeted with cheers and applause from MPs. "Before the imposition of the migrant ban, I would myself have been strongly opposed to an address by President Trump in Westminster Hall," he explained. "After the imposition of the migrant ban by President Trump, I am even more strongly opposed to an address from President Trump in Westminster Hall." https://youtu.be/k7x7LIlMIcw   Bercow's speech was also well received by many outside of the House of Commons, too... https://twitter.com/MothershawJoe/status/828691562263633925 https://twitter.com/_No1/status/828699417628770308 https://twitter.com/dochill82/status/828699174472384512 https://twitter.com/gary_whitley/status/828695348994572288 https://twitter.com/smtm_LFC/status/828694073586360320