Speaker stands by ban on Donald Trump addressing parliament

John Bercow points out that ‘an address to both Houses of Parliament is not an automatic right’ as he continues opposition to speech by US president

Donald Trump still has not earned the right to address the Houses of Parliament, the Speaker has said.

John Bercow controversially vetoed the idea of the US president speaking in parliament’s Westminster Hall, an honour which was given to his predecessor Barack Obama, shortly after Theresa May invited Trump to visit the UK.

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