Labour's response to Trump's "Britain First" tweets has been crazy

Labour's response to anything is just to scream "racist", "sexist", "Islamophobic", etc. They are incapable of putting forth a coherent, sensible argument.

Labour's response to anything is just to scream "racist", "sexist", "Islamophobic", etc. They are incapable of putting forth a coherent, sensible argument.

Fake? Ha! Did you watch the videos? How on earth could they have been faked? Britain First knows their stuff.

If Blair had been PM, Hague, IDS, Howard or Cameron would have said the same thing. It is a free hit for an opposition. Governments have to live in the real world, oppositions don't.

The general tenor of Labour's response has been: Trump is evil, ban Trump from the UK, sever all ties with Trump

Have they actually formally suggested either of these things? As far as I can see they've just said he shouldn't get a state visit.

Are Labour seriously saying we should do this to the leader of one of our greatest allies because feelings have been hurt over a couple of unacceptable tweets? The consequences of damaging our relationship with the USA post-Brexit, in terms of economics, military, security intelligence, etc. would be significant.

everything about this comment is embarrassing

The cuckold left are the embarrassing ones - not caring about major issues such as immigration and Islamic terrorism and instead putting all of their "effort" towards transsexuals and cultural Marxism.

If Blair had been PM, Hague, IDS, Howard or Cameron would have said the same thing. It is a free hit for an opposition. Governments have to live in the real world, oppositions don't.

They haven't obviously, but in diplomatic terms their proposals are deeply unserious, puerile even.

The invitation to a State visit has already been extended. So to rescind it now would be an unparalleled snub to our supposed closet ally.

Leaving aside the fact that the Queen makes the invitation in a formal sense, so this would embroil her in political controversy, which her Governments are supposed not to do (in our admittedly bizarre system).

What should happen is what will happen. The date for the visit will be put off, although if push come to shove and Trump says he wants to come there is little that can be done about it. He will come.

This stupid and childish grandstanding demonstrates an unfitness to govern. Trump is the POTUS, he represents all Americans, including those who despise him. To publicly deny him a State visit after it has been promised (as punishment for a tweet!) is to insult the whole country, not just him. To what end? To signal our virtue? Laughable.

Above all it is against the national interest, which Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is supposed to promulgate. He may get re-elected and serve eight years in total. We need America a lot more than they need us. Especially as we leave the EU and need all the friends we can get.

Stupid, childish, against the country's interests and diplomatic madness.

Apart from that Labour are acquitting themselves well on the matter.

More to the point though, you're talking about what's appropriate etiquette and protocol in the context of someone who has generally shown very little regard for them. The whole visit idea is little more than an ego trip for Trump.

Well at least Trump doesn’t refer to terrorists as ‘friends’

The general tenor of Labour's response has been: Trump is evil, ban Trump from the UK, sever all ties with Trump, publicly berate Trump, etc.

Are Labour seriously saying we should do this to the leader of one of our greatest allies because feelings have been hurt over a couple of unacceptable tweets? The consequences of damaging our relationship with the USA post-Brexit, in terms of economics, military, security intelligence, etc. would be significant.

We tolerate foreign leaders' bigotry and human rights abuses all the time. We don't berate and sever links with the leaders of China, Saudi Arabia, African nations, etc. because of unacceptable things that they do.