Britons with dual citizenship exempt from Donald Trump's travel ban

Britons with dual citizenship will be exempt from Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, the Foreign Office has said.

The President's team has told Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that Britons who have shared nationality with one of the seven mainly Muslim countries will not be stopped from entering the US.

However, UK dual citizens travelling to America directly from one of the banned countries - Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen - will still face extra checks.

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Mr Johnson spent the day speaking to President Trump's senior adviser Jared Kushner and chief strategist Stephen Bannon about the implications of the immigration curbs.

His officials have now issued guidance about what the clampdown means for the UK.

The clarification comes after Sir Mo Farah expressed fears he could be affected by the policy.

A spokeswoman for the athlete said he was "relieved" he would be able to return to his family in the US, but added the Somalia-born Olympic champion still "fundamentally disagrees with this incredibly divisive and discriminatory policy".

A Conservative MP who was told he would be affected said many Britons would "feel better tonight" as a result of the FCO's guidance.

Nadhim Zahawi, who was born in Iraq, praised the Government from "working through the day" to secure assurances from the US, but said the policy was "mistaken".

In a statement, the Foreign Office said:

:: The ban only applies to individuals travelling from one of the seven countries - Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen

:: Travellers to the US from anywhere other than one of those countries will experience no extra checks regardless of nationality or place of birth

:: UK nationals travelling from one of the seven countries are not included in the ban, even if they were born in one of the countries

:: Dual citizens from one of the seven countries travelling to the US from outside those countries are not affected

:: Dual nationals might experience extra checks if they travel directly from one of the seven nations