No speech of Trump in the British Parliament

State visit to Great Britain

Not a ride in the gold carriage for Trump?

Donald Trump will probably not talk to the parliament when visiting the state in Great Britain. And another tradition is probably canceled.

There will probably be some restrictions on Donald Trump in Great Britain in September. So the US President will not speak in front of the British Parliament like other heads of state, most recently Emmanuel Macron. The politicians are in a break during the visit. A carriage ride is probably not planned either, British media report.

According to information from the British “Telegraph”, Trump’s visit was specially placed in such a way that the parliament has a break. This gives you an excuse why you couldn’t invite Trump to a speech. According to the report, the Republican should not visit the Buckingham Palace-he is being renovated. And another status symbol is probably denied to him: a ride in a royal carriage through London.

This honor is given to selected state guests. Most recently, France’s President Emmanuel Macron drove together with King Charles in an open carriage. Other state guests such as the late South African President Nelson Mandela and Chinese President Xi Jinping also enjoyed this honor.

According to information from the British “Independent”, there was resistance from British politicians at the beginning of the year and in public against a speech by Trump in front of Parliament. According to the newspaper, the White House says that there was no question on the agenda anyway. So far, Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan have been invited to a speech in the Westminster Palace.

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, once a minister in the government of Tony Blair, warned in a letter to Oberhaus boss Lord Mcfall of Alcluith that the US President should not be allowed to speak in front of both houses of Parliament because of his attitude and statements about the United Kingdom, the NATO alliance and Ukraine.

The Labor MP Kate Osborne also asked the spokeswoman for the British lower house, Lindsay Hoyle, to prevent Trump’s speech from the MPs. The spokeswoman for the lower house said: “Every application for a speech in front of the houses of parliament is checked in the usual way.”

However, Trump could be avoided. Because during his first term, the White House had, according to a report by the British “Times”, had insisted that Trump was transported in a golden carriage during his visit to London in 2017-alongside Queen Elisabeth II. Apparently the project was canceled for security reasons. The white house denied the report of the “Times”. Safety concerns also prevented a carriage ride from Barack Obama, who instead drove to the Buckingham Palace by state limousine.