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According to the BBC another source suggested rejecting Mr Trump would be a “populist gesture”.</p> <div class="inline-block inline-block-related-single inline-block-left" data-nid="/news/uk/politics/muslim-ban-exemption-donald-trump-theresa-may-fall-out-a7552321.html"><a href="/web/20170201200804/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/muslim-ban-exemption-donald-trump-theresa-may-fall-out-a7552321.html"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170201200804im_/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/readmore_card/public/thumbnails/image/2017/01/29/00/may.jpg"/><div class="capsules"> <ul><li> <div class="label context-capsule">Read more</div> </li> </ul></div> <div class="content"> <h2>Theresa May tries to limit fall-out from Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban'</h2> </div> </a></div> <p>Citing Mr Trump’s “well documented misogyny and vulgarity”, the petition calls for Mr Trump to be allowed into the country, but not invited to meet <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170201200804/http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/the-queen">the Queen</a>.</p> <p>“Donald Trump should be allowed to enter the UK in his capacity as head of the US Government,” the petition reads, “but he should not be invited to make an official State Visit because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen.”</p> <p>It continues: “Donald Trump’s well documented misogyny and vulgarity disqualifies him from being received by Her Majesty the Queen or the Prince of Wales. 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President Trump singed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.</p> <!-- Optional photo credits --> <p class="credits">Stephanie Keith/Getty</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="4"> <h2> <span class="counter">4/20</span> <!-- Optional photo title --> jfk-protest-muslim-ban-4 </h2> <!-- Optional photo caption --> <p>SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 28: Demonstrators hold signs during a rally against a ban on Muslim immigration at San Francisco International Airport on January 28, 2017 in San Francisco, California. 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President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. </p> <!-- Optional photo credits --> <p class="credits">Stephanie Keith/Getty</p> </li> <li data-gallery-legend="17"> <h2> <span class="counter">17/20</span> <!-- Optional photo title --> jfk-protest-muslim-ban-17 </h2> <!-- Optional photo caption --> <p>NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 28: Protestors rally during a protest against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City. 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British authorities arrested 21 people and halted a anallegedly terrorist plot to use liquid explosives concealed in carry-on luggage to blow up airliners traveling between Britain and the U.S. Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said that the plot appeared to be directed at U.S. carriers flying out of Heathrow. such as United Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines.</p> <!-- Optional photo credits --> <p class="credits"> Stephen Chernin/Getty</p> </li> </ul><div class="ad-mpu mpu5-container"> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- END scald=5203371 --></div></div> <p>The petition comes in response to Mr Trump’s temporary ban on those travelling to the US from a group of predominately Muslim countries – Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.</p> <p>On Sunday the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who faces being hauled before MPs later on Monday, clarified the US policy, claiming that most UK citizens will not be affected by Mr Trump’s ban after it emerged it would affect dual national citizens.</p> <p>The Foreign Office said Britons with dual citizenship would be exempt from the controversial travel ban, but UK residents have been caught up in the chaos.</p> <div style="width:100%;margin:10px 0;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="734" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20170201200804if_/https://w.graphiq.com/w/8JJrhLvLXAF" style="position:static;vertical-align:top;margin:0 auto;display:block;width:600px !important;max-width:100%;min-height:734px !important;max-height:none !important;border:none;overflow:hidden;" width="600"></iframe> <div style="text-align:center;font:14px/16px Helvetica,arial;color:#3d3d3d;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170201200804/http://presidential-candidates.insidegov.com/l/70/Donald-Trump" style="color:#3d3d3d;" target="_blank">InsideGov | Graphiq</a></div> </div> <p>The US president accepted an invitation to visit Britain later this year, where he is due to be hosted by the Queen and would be treated to all the pomp and ceremony accorded to a state visit.</p> <p>Thousands have protested in cities across the country, with major demonstrations planned in Britain on Monday.</p> <p>Baroness Sayeedi Warsi, a former Conservative Cabinet minister, indicated the President should not be given the honour of a state visit. 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