British MP Chuka Umunna has said that Donald Trump's invitation for a state visit to the UK should be withdrawn after the US president shared a series of anti-Muslim tweets from far-right extremist group Britain First, sparking condemnation for spreading its “deplorable” ideology to a global audience.
The first video, originally shared by deputy leader Jayda Fransen's account, claimed to show “Muslim migrants beating up a Dutch boy on crutches”.
A second re-post was captioned “Muslim destroys statue of Virgin Mary”, while a third read “Islamist mob pushes teenage boy off roof and beats him to death”.
His early-morning Twitter frenzy came days after Ms Fransen was arrested over a speech made at a rally in Belfast - the latest in a series of incidents over alleged hate speech, religious harassment and incitement by Britain First members.
Ms Fransen has been charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour at the Northern Ireland Against Terrorism Rally and is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on 14 December.
Her account celebrated the shares, claiming that Mr Trump “himself” had retweeted the videos to almost 44 million followers around the world.
“God bless you Trump! God bless America!” read a tweet, signed off with the abbreviation OCS, meaning Onward Christian Soldiers.
Britain First's supporters were celebrating the publicity amid a furious reaction by politicians from all UK political parties.
