Donald trump, the front runner for the republican presidential ticket in the forthcoming US presidential elections is a controversial figure, its either you ‘hate’ him or you ‘love’ him, there is no middle ground. He is a man who loves the spotlight and stirs controversy with every giving opportunity; one of those is his called for a temporary ban on all Muslims entering the US in response to the shooting of 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December. Oppositions to his comments gathered pace almost immediately and a petition to ban him from entering the UK gathered 574,000 signatures forcing the UK’s House of Commons to debate whether to ban him or not. The debate which took place on Monday's in a packed Westminster Hall committee room ended without a vote and most MP’s were divided on the issue, some MP’s fear that banning a potential US president will be
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Trump will in fact make him more popular.
"The great danger by attacking this one man is that we can fix on him a halo of victimhood," he said. We give him the role of martyrdom which can seem to be an advantage among those who support him…We should not build him up by our attacks," he argued
Key quotes from the debate
Labour MP Jack Dromey: "I don't think Donald Trump should be allowed within 1,000 miles of our shores....Donald Trump is free to be a fool but he is not free to be a dangerous fool in Britain."
Labour MP Naz Shah: "I would give Donald Trump an open invitation to visit my constituency... I would invite him for a curry. I would welcome him, have a conversation with him and challenge him on his views."
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh: "Like it or not, he is quite a contender to be the head of state of the most powerful country on the planet, a country which is a vital ally of ours. We have welcomed to the country Saudi and Chinese leaders, not to mention Mr Ceausescu, whose crimes are far worse than anything Mr Trump can dream
Trump will in fact make him more popular.
"The great danger by attacking this one man is that we can fix on him a halo of victimhood," he said. We give him the role of martyrdom which can seem to be an advantage among those who support him…We should not build him up by our attacks," he argued
Key quotes from the debate
Labour MP Jack Dromey: "I don't think Donald Trump should be allowed within 1,000 miles of our shores....Donald Trump is free to be a fool but he is not free to be a dangerous fool in Britain."
Labour MP Naz Shah: "I would give Donald Trump an open invitation to visit my constituency... I would invite him for a curry. I would welcome him, have a conversation with him and challenge him on his views."
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh: "Like it or not, he is quite a contender to be the head of state of the most powerful country on the planet, a country which is a vital ally of ours. We have welcomed to the country Saudi and Chinese leaders, not to mention Mr Ceausescu, whose crimes are far worse than anything Mr Trump can dream