the uk , " read the petition , which was created by suzanne kelly , a woman from aberdeen , scotland , who has previously campaigned against trump 's political and business activities . " we can not see how the united kingdom can condone his entry to the country when many people have signed a petition calling for donald trump to be banned from entering the uk has attracted more than a quarter of a million signatures -- more than enough for a committee to consider sending the motion for parliamentary debate . the latest petition , raised in response to a recent series of distasteful , divisive comments made by donald trump as part of his us presidential campaign , reads : “ the signatories believe donald j trump should be banned from uk entry . should apply to donald trump . ‘ the uk has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech , ’ the petition reads . a petition demanding donald trump be banned from the united kingdom has been approved and launched today . the uk has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech . the launching of the petition is asking theresa may to ban the would - be politician from setting foot on british soil .