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Rhiannon12866

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12. I remember that there was a contentious debate in Parliament over canceling a planned state visit

Reply to lindysalsagal (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:13 AM

Dec 2017

After 1.8 million citizens signed a petition to rescind the invitation. Apparently a petition with over 100,000 signatures is considered worthy of debate in Parliament. There were also protests outside that could be heard in the chamber.

British parliament debates Trump visit
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/british-parliament-debates-trump-visit/2017/02/20/ff7e6920-f777-11e6-aa1e-5f735ee31334_story.html?utm_term=.01baf4959ae4

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