Trump state visit to Britain postponed, report says

LONDON — President Trump has postponed his state visit to Britain by several months amid concerns over protests and snubs by lawmakers, according to a media report.

The trip, originally planned for the summer, has been provisionally set for Oct. 5-8, although those dates might change, Britain’s the Sun newspaper reported.

Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to postpone the trip during a phone call two weeks ago until controversy over his proposed temporary immigration ban on people from seven majority-Muslim countries abates, the newspaper said.

The reported dates fall when Britain’s Parliament is in recess, meaning Trump would avoid an address to lawmakers there. John Bercow, the speaker of the House of Commons, has vowed to block Trump from addressing Parliament during the state visit.

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Members of Parliament debated whether the offer of a state visit should be withdrawn last month after more than 1.8 million people signed a petition against it. The lawmakers have no power to cancel the visit, which the government says will go ahead. Thousands of people protested outside the Parliament building during the three-hour debate.

10 Downing Street, May’s office, had no comment on the Sun’s report.

“The invitation has been extended and accepted and dates will be announced in due course,” Downing Street said in a statement.