Story highlights Vote to take place on February 20

Trump invited on state visit which would include meeting Queen

London (CNN) Members of the UK parliament are to hold a debate on President Donald Trump's controversial state visit.

The debate, which will be held in the House of Commons on February 20, comes after a petition calling for the invite to be scrapped attracted over 1.6 million signatures.

A counter petition, supporting Trump's visit, will also be discussed, after it gathered the support of more than the required 100,000 signatures required to trigger a debate in Parliament.

Demonstrations took place across the UK Monday with thousands turning out to protest against Trump's potential visit in which he would be expected to meet Queen Elizabeth II.

British-born Afghan Maarya, a 21-year old student at Bilkent University in Turkey (right), said she's peacefully demonstrating because "this could happen to anyone."

There has been growing anger over Trump's travel ban which has imposed a 90-day ban people from seven Muslim-majority nations and to restrict the number of refugees who can enter the country.

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