Members of the British two parties fought fiercely.
Some Labour Party members said that former US presidents George W. Bush and Obama were invited to the UK after taking office for more than two years, while Trump was invited to the UK for a state visit only seven days after taking office, which is unconventional.
However, the Conservative Party holds different views on this and thinks that the "special relationship" between Britain and the United States transcends everything.
In addition, whether Trump's discriminatory remarks against women during the campaign affected his state visit to Britain also triggered a fierce confrontation among parliamentarians. A female member of the British Parliament said, "Trump's insulting remarks about women show his sexism, which means that he is not qualified to meet our queen."
654381October 27th, British Prime Minister theresa may announced during his visit to the United States that US President Trump had accepted the invitation of the Queen of England and would pay a state visit to Britain later this year. Subsequently, a petition to "stop Trump's state visit to Britain" was launched at the petition official website of the British Parliament. At present, more than 1.85 million people have signed this petition, calling on Britain to cancel the invitation to Trump's state visit.
At the same time, more than 300,000 people signed another petition asking Britain to invite Trump for a state visit.
According to relevant regulations, once the number of petitioners exceeds 65,438+10,000, Parliament should consider debating relevant issues. However, the symbolic significance of this debate is greater than the practical significance. There is no voting session after the debate.
△ A heated debate in the lower house of the British Parliament
A large number of people gathered against Trump's visit to Britain.
On the 20th, while debating in the British Parliament, a large number of British people held protests again, opposing Trump's state visit to Britain this year. They held high slogans and opposed Trump's racist and sexist claims, arguing that he should not enjoy the highest courtesy of a state visit.
△ British people hold protests
Recently, anti-Trump demonstrations in Britain have continued, forming a cross-party "Stop Trump Alliance". Even Bok, Speaker of the House of Commons, who has remained neutral in British politics for a long time, expressed "strong opposition" to Trump's speech in Parliament during his visit to Britain.
The British government has officially rejected the people's petition
Although the voice against Trump's release to Britain is growing, the British government has not changed its position and officially rejected the people's petition. Now the parliament is discussing this issue, but there will be no vote of any kind afterwards. This means that the plan to invite Trump to pay a state visit to the UK will not be substantially affected.
Why is Trump unpopular with the British people?
A petition calling on the British government to cancel the invitation to Trump's state visit won the support of more than 654.38+0.85 million people. Why is Trump so unpopular with the British people?
△ Video: Why is Trump unpopular with the British people?
Trump's restrictions on immigration and trade are worrying.
As early as during Trump's campaign, his remarks about restricting immigration and trade aroused the concern of people all over the world. On the day of Trump's inauguration, many Londoners gathered at Tower Bridge in London, calling on Trump to build a bridge of communication instead of a high wall of isolation. Others put up banners on Westminster Bridge such as "Welcome immigrants" and "Immigrants have a longer history than languages" to protest Trump's immigration policy.
Trump was attacked for being rude to women.
In addition, Trump's previous rude remarks about women in the general election also triggered strong dissatisfaction among the British people, especially the female people. On June 265438+1October 2 1 day, about100000 female-dominated demonstrators held a large-scale demonstration to protest against Trump's racism, sexism and anti-feminist remarks in the election campaign. The petition signed by more than 6.5438+0.85 million people also clearly stated that Trump's "disgust and vulgarity against women made him unworthy to be received by the Queen of England".
△ People in London, England participated in the women's March, protesting Trump's appointment as President of the United States and calling for attention to women's rights and interests.
Trump's "Ban Muling" set off a wave of protests.
Finally, the "Mu Banling" signed by Trump on June 27, 65438 to restrict immigrants and refugees from entering the United States completely ignited the anger of the British people and triggered two large-scale protests against Trump and Mu Banling in Britain.
654381October 30th, demonstrations broke out in many British cities such as London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Thousands of people took to the streets, holding up slogans to protest Trump and "Mu Banling". On the 4th of this month, several Muslim communities in Britain jointly launched another round of protests. Thousands of British people held a three-hour demonstration in London in the rain. Protesters held high the slogans of "Welcome Refugees" and "Oppose Racism", opposed Trump's "Mu Ling Ban" and called on the British government to cancel the plan to invite Trump to pay a state visit to the UK.
News analysis: the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain is difficult to reproduce yesterday
The close relationship between American and British leaders can be traced back to Roosevelt and Churchill during World War II. From Reagan and Thatcher during the Cold War to George W. Bush and Blair during the Iraq War, generally speaking, Britain only followed the United States on major international issues. During British Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to the United States last month, Britain and the United States promised to rebuild the long-standing "special relationship" between the two countries. Can this "special relationship" between the two countries really reproduce yesterday?
Rebuild the "special relationship" into a verbal commitment? There are still differences on major issues.
Some analysts believe that when Trump met with British Prime Minister David theresa may last month, he verbally reaffirmed the special relationship between the United States and Britain, which made Britain reluctant to breathe a sigh of relief after choosing Britain to leave the EU, but the relationship between the United States and Britain was obviously not solid.
Trump's foreign economic policy focuses on trade protectionism, which goes against Britain's urgent need to embrace the world by expanding free trade after Britain leaves the EU. In addition, Britain also has differences with Trump's ideas on the attitude towards NATO, the European Union and Russia, as well as the Iranian nuclear agreement and the use of torture to treat terrorist suspects.
It remains to be seen where this "special relationship" will go
British Prime Minister May is the first foreign leader Trump met after taking office. May also invited Trump to visit Britain and give a speech in the British Parliament, but this invitation was opposed by a large number of British people. Public opinion pointed out that although the leaders of the two countries intend to reshape the special relationship between the two countries, with the changes of the times, the adjustment of the international political structure and the changes of public opinion, the influence of this special relationship has already changed, and the future direction of the special relationship between the United States and Britain is still unknown.
Expert: "Special relationship" has brought Britain into crisis.
In an interview with CCTV reporters, British experts said that Britain is preparing to rebuild its "special relationship" with the United States, the main purpose of which is to enhance its international influence with the help of the United States, but for Britain, this policy has now put Britain in a crisis. With the development of the times and the division of interests between Britain and the United States, Britain is facing the dilemma of being abandoned by the United States. Quentin Peel, a senior researcher at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, believes that the premise of maintaining a "special relationship" between the United States and Britain is that Britain is part of the European Union. Once it leaves the European Union, Britain is useless to the United States.