A petition calling for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump to be banned from entering the UK has gathered more than 400,000 signatures, so MPs will have to consider debating it.
The petition went on Parliament’s e-petition website on Tuesday.
It was posted in response to Mr Trump’s call for a “total” stop on Muslims entering the United States.
Chancellor George Osborne criticised Mr Trump’s comments but rejected calls for him to be banned from the UK.
A counter-petition, set up on Wednesday, saying Mr Trump should not be banned as it would be “totally illogical” has gained more than 9,000 signatures.
Any petition with more than 100,000 signatures is automatically considered for debate in Parliament.
Mr Trump is seeking the Republican nomination for next year’s US presidential election.
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He said on Wednesday he would never leave the 2016 race, despite the volume of calls for him to step aside.
You can sign the petition calling for the ban here.
