President Donald Trump has reportedly called off state visits to the UK until he has the support of the British people.
The US president said he did not want to come if there were large-scale protests, according to the Guardian who spoke to an insider close to Theresa May.
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Given that Thursday's General Election saw swings towards the left-leaning Labour Party, it could be an indefinite delay.
The source claimed they were present in 10 Downing Street when the call came through. However, Downing Street told the BBC there has been 'no change' to plans for a UK state visit by the president.
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May invited Trump to Britain just seven days after his inauguration. She was also the first foreign leader to visit him in the White House.
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She told a joint press conference she had extended an invitation from the Queen to Trump and his wife Melania to make a state visit later in the year and was 'delighted that the president has accepted that invitation'.
However, it looks like Trump doesn't fancy facing the large scale protests, like the ones which took place when the future state visit was announced.
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Responding to the news on Twitter, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "[The] cancellation of President Trump's state visit is welcome, especially after his attack on London's mayor and withdrawal from [the] Paris Climate Deal."
In January an online petition calling for Donald Trump to be prevented from making an official state visit to the UK passed a million signatures.
The petition, quickly reached the 100,000 signatures needed to be considered for a debate in parliament.
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The petition's creators said: "Donald Trump's well-documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by the Queen or the Prince of Wales. Therefore during the term of his presidency Donald Trump should not be invited to the United Kingdom for an official state visit."
