Over 130,000 people had by Wednesday, signed a petition to ban US presidential hopeful, Donald Trump from entering Britain following his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.
According to AFP, the petition was posted on the government’s website late Tuesday by Scottish resident Suzanne Kelly, a long-time critic of the 69-year-old billionaire.
The petition read: “The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK.”
“If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the ‘unacceptable behaviour’ criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful,” it added.
If the number of signatories reaches 100,000, the petition can be considered for debate in Britain’s parliament. The government is also obliged to issue an official response after the tally ticked past 10,000.
Six MPs have also signed a House of Commons motion brought by Labour member Imran Hussain calling on the government “to refuse a visa allowing Donald Trump to visit the UK until Mr Trump withdraws his comments”,saying they were “extremely divisive and will incite discrimination and hatred.”
