Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump a written letter from King Charles III earlier this week inviting him to on a second state visit, but many Brits are against the idea

An invitation from King Charles III to US President, Donald Trump has been met with dismay from disgruntled Brits who have launched a petition against it.

Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer handed Trump a written invitation from the King on Thursday (February 27) when the pair met in the Oval Office of the White House. The letter invited Trump to undertake an “unprecedented” second state visit later this year.

Trump accepted the invitation immediately, meanwhile, but since then a petition launched by the Stop Trump Coalition has reached 70,000 signatures (as of 11am, March 2).The petition is titled: “Cancel Trump’s state visit.”

And it simply reads: “After Trump’s treatment of Ukraine’s President Zelensky, he has shown that he is not our friend or an ally of democracy. The tactic of trying to flatter him into doing the right thing has failed. He is not someone who should be receiving honours of any kind. The offer of a state visit should be rescinded.”