The British prime minister, Theresa May, has insisted that the invitation to Mr. Trump stands. But Mr. Bercow’s comments, made to lawmakers in Parliament and greeted with cheers from some deputies, are unlikely to help Mrs. May’s trans-Atlantic diplomacy. “But after the imposition of the migrant ban by President Trump, I am even more strongly opposed to an address by President Trump in Westminster Hall,” he added. President Barack Obama did deliver a speech in Westminster Hall in 2011 on his state visit, and President Xi Jinping of China spoke in the Royal Gallery in 2015. A number of British lawmakers have been threatening to organize a boycott of any speech by Mr. Trump in Parliament.

Source: New York Times February 07, 2017 01:11 UTC