Plea opposing Trump’s visit hits over a million signature in UK

A parliamentary petition opposing the planned state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to the U.K. later this year hit over 1 million signatures on Monday, highlighting the strength of feeling in the country about the British government’s plans to ally itself with the U.S. as it extricates itself from the EU.

The petition, which was set up last year following Mr. Trump’s election, had gained over 1.1 million signatures from U.K. citizens and residents by Monday morning. It calls on the government to prevent Mr. Trump from making an official state visit because it would “cause embarrassment to” the Queen.