Has she already recovered from Dubya's visit?Jeremy Corbyn has declined an invitation to attend a state dinner with Donald Trump when the US president visits the UK in June.
Trump has accepted an invitation to a long-delayed state visit, including a formal white-tie dinner hosted by the Queen.
Guardian
I don't think that's going to happen.In a statement, the Labour leader said he disagreed with the prime minister’s decision to offer a formal visit to the US leader and confirmed he would not attend any state dinner.
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His statement follows similar refusals from the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, and the Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Vince Cable.
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“Theresa May should not be rolling out the red carpet for a state visit to honour a president who rips up vital international treaties, backs climate change denial and uses racist and misogynist rhetoric,” said Corbyn.
“Maintaining an important relationship with the United States does not require the pomp and ceremony of a state visit. It is disappointing that the prime minister has again opted to kowtow to this US administration.”
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“I would welcome a meeting with President Trump to discuss all matters of interest,” he said.
I'm sure.More than 80 MPs from opposition parties have signed a bid to block the visit by a president accused of “misogynism, racism and xenophobia”.
Protesters are expected to gather for the president’s visit.
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