Protests planned in UK as opposition mounts over Trump travel ban

Protests are planned across the UK today in response to US President Donald Trump's travel ban on people from certain countries.

Protests are planned to start from 6pm in London, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Swansea.

There have also been calls for Theresa May to cancel an upcoming state visit to the UK by Mr Trump, with a UK online petition gaining more than 900,000 signatures.

There has been outrage around the world over the President's executive order to temporarily ban refugees and citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries from coming to the US.

The "extreme vetting" measure means no visas are being issued for 90 days to migrants or visitors from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.

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