Muslim MP pledges to 'tear to shreds' the reputation of Donald Trump during debate on banning the Presidential hopeful

Friends of Ms Siddiq said she will be "tearing" Mr Trump to "shreds" during today's debate.

The Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn told the Telegraph: “The law needs to be applied to everyone equally and the Home Office has previous in banning hate preachers engaging in rhetoric similar to that of Trump.

"To argue there is no precedent for banning him does not stand up to decisions taken by this Home Secretary, or indeed previous Labour Home Secretaries.

"The real question is “Why should we make an exception for billionaire politicians?”. We should not.

“Those that argue his words are “a joke” or “do not amount to inciting violence”, need to take a closer look at the increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes in America since his comments.

"We must confront the reality that his comments have provoked, and consider whether we want to import such hatred to this country."

Alex Salmond, the former SNP leader, supported Ms Siddiq's call for a ban and told the BBC: "He wants to ban all Muslims from the United States. I want to ban all Donald Trumps from Scotland."

However, Jeremy Corbyn has said he does not believe a ban is the answer and has invited Mr Trump to visit a mosque with him in his constituency and "let him talk to people there."

Emily Thornberry, the shadow defence minister, said she did not think Donald Trump should be banned and that she would be happy to show him round.

She said: "Frankly, I think that he needs educating, he has some very peculiar views about Britain. He has some very peculiar views about London.

"I would love to show him around real London and show him how it is that we are an exceptional city and he clearly doesn't understand.

Paul Flynn, the Labour MP chairing today's debate, said that whilst the petitioners make a very strong case on the grounds that Mr Trumps comments are "dangerous and provocative", but said Britain shouldn't bestow Mr Trump with the "accolade of victim hood".

Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader has argued that banning Trump is not the answer, as it is "just the kind of attention this publicity junkie would want."

He said: “Get him over here and put him on a platform so his odious and, frankly, weird views can be shot down in flames."

The Home Office left open the possibility of a ban when releasing a statement responding to the petition last month – though such a move is considered unlikely.

The statement said: “The Home Secretary may exclude a non-European Economic Area national from the UK if she considers their presence in the UK to be non-conducive to the public good.

Mr Tumps' office did not respond to requests from The Telegraph for comment.

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