President Trump state visit to Britain omitted from Queen's Speech

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain appears to have been postponed, as it has been left out of the Queen's Speech.

The address to Parliament traditionally includes planned state visits, but the Government's programme for the next two years only contains a reference to welcoming King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain in July.

In January, Downing Street said Mr Trump's visit to Britain was just "months away", with reports later suggesting it had been scheduled for October.

However, Mr Trump reportedly told the Prime Minister in a call that he did not want to go ahead with the trip if was likely to cause widespread demonstrations.

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A Number 10 spokesman said the President's visit wasn't included in the Queen's Speech "because a date hasn't been fixed yet".

He added: "An invitation has been extended and accepted".

Theresa May extended an invitation to the President just a week after his inauguration in January, during a visit to the White House.

Thousands marched through London to protest the decision, while 1.8 million people signed a petition urging Mrs May to rescind the invitation.

Earlier this month, there were fresh call to scrap the visit after Mr Trump slammed London mayor Sadiq Khan for his response to terror attacks in the capital.

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Following the London Bridge atrocity, the President tweeted: "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'"

Mr Khan's spokesperson described the remark as "ill-informed", but two days later Mr Trump doubled down by accusing the mayor of giving a "pathetic excuse".

Labour MP David Lammy described Mr Trump as "just a troll", adding he was "truly beneath contempt".

He wrote: "Show some bottle please PM. Cancel the state visit and tell Trump where to get off."