Donald Trump will scrap $1 billion of planned investments in Britain if he is banned from entering the country, a spokesman for the US politician’s business empire said on Wednesday.
Donald Trump will scrap $1 billion of planned investments in Britain if he is banned from entering the country, a spokesman for the US politician’s business empire said on Wednesday.
British legislators are expected to debate whether the Republican presidential candidate should be barred from Britain for an alleged “hate speech”, a move the Trump Organisation said would set a “dangerous precedent”.
The organisation said the US tycoon had planned to invest a total of $1 billion in two golf courses he owns in Scotland.
“Any action to restrict travel would force The Trump Organisation to immediately end these and all future investments we are currently contemplating in the United Kingdom,” spokesman George Sorial said in a statement. “Westminster would create a dangerous precedent and send a terrible message to the world that the United Kingdom opposes free speech and has no interest in attracting inward investment.”
Parliament is due to debate whether Mr Trump should be banned on January 18, after an online petition calling for him to be barred gathered more than 5,70,000 signatures.
Legislators are obliged to consider for debate any official petition that reaches 1,00,000 signatures, but no decision is taken at the end of the session. The petition accused Mr Trump of hate speech.
