Should We Invite The New President On A State Visit?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-38051579
I think the Trumpster will be good for the UK.

[youngmafbog]

Absolutely, 'Lord' Farage can escort him round to all the people he needs to know and introduce him.

No point in seeing any of that labour lot or the lib dums though, both irrelevant.

[Gladeian]

Definitely yes.
Like it or not Mr Trump is the democratically elected President of the USA.
It would be unthinkable to shun such a person.

[Jackdaw33]

As long as he keeps his hands off the Queen!

[ToraToraTora]

"Like it or not Mr Trump is the democratically elected President of the USA. " - ooooo! that will upset the lefties, they hate democracy when it gives the "wrong" answers.

[anotheoldgit]

If King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia can be invited for a State Visit, why shouldn't the President of the United States be invited for a State Visit, in fact it should never have been debated in the house?

[ToraToraTora]

I'm pretty sure the PM doesn't have to consult the Commons but I wouldn't rule out some eejit taking it to the high court!

[andy-hughes]

I would suggest that it is unthinkable that the UK would not invite an elected President of the U.S. for a state visit at the earliest opportunity.

The continuity concerns the alliances between the two nations, not the credentials of the individuals holding office at the time.

[ummmm]

Fgs, TTT, change the record.

[TWR]

It took him time to phone T.May, let him wait.

[ToraToraTora]

I dunno what you had for breakfast Andy but you are hitting out of the park today!

[Bazile]

//But the government has stressed the importance of maintaining the "special relationship" between the countries.//

What exactly is this special relationship ?

[ichkeria]

It's more or less a tradition I suppose.
More a question of it would be unwise not to :-)

[ichkeria]

The 'special relationship' Bazile had a lot to do with intelligence gathering. What has intelligence got to do with .... ?
Guess I'd better shut up :-)

[hereIam]

I'd like to see him visit.

[Lunol]

The far reich really shouldn't be approving as he's a foreigner and the next thing you'll know he'll be grabbing all of our women, buying all of our golf courses etc..

[Lunol]

Also he doesn't need to be "Invited" people like President Trump just say "I'm coming expect me" and the red carpet will be rolled out.

[Jackdaw33]

The Queen will take advice from her ministers. If they say yes, she says yes.

[anotheoldgit]

This from the BBC's report.

/// Earlier this year, MPs debated the idea of banning Mr Trump from the UK. ///

[Islay]

The Palace have confirmed that he will be invited next year.

[New Judge]

Indeed they did. But that was before he was elected as the next President. People in the UK (including our MPs) need to understand that whomsoever the good citizens of the USA choose as their President is none of our business. Similarly it was none of Mr Obama's business how we voted in the referendum. His "back of the queue" remark was clearly made in an attempt to influence the way people voted and was out of order.

The UK (the Queen and the government) will afford Mr Trump all the facilities and invitations any President of the USA would get and to think otherwise is ridiculous.