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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has demanded Donald Trump apologise to the British people for tweets promoting anti-Muslim hate group Britain First.

And he said any official visit of the President to the UK would “not be welcomed”.

In a statement this morning, Mr Khan said Trump’s tweets were a “betrayal of the special relationship” between Britain and America.

And he called on Theresa May to use “whatever influence she claims to have” with the White House to ask Trump to delete the tweets.

He added: "It beggars belief that the President of our closest ally doesn’t see that his support of this extremist group actively undermines the values of tolerance and diversity that makes Britain so great."

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Yesterday, the President retweeted a string of videos posted by Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen.

Theresa May’s spokesman said the President was “wrong” to post the tweets.

Communities Secretary Sajid Javid went further on Twitter saying: “So POTUS has endorsed the views of a vile, hate-filled racist organization that hates me and people like me. He is wrong and I refuse to let it go and say nothing.”

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And late last night, Trump lashed out at the Prime Minister, tweeting: “Theresa May, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!”

In keeping with the care and attention he regularly shows before sending things out to his 44 million followers, the President initially tweeted his attack at @theresamay, an account with six followers owned by someone called Theresa Scrivener.

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Sadiq Khan said: “President Trump yesterday used Twitter to promote a vile, extremist group that exists solely to sow division and hatred in our country.

Many Brits who love America and Americans will see this as a betrayal of the special relationship between our two countries. It beggars belief that the President of our closest ally doesn’t see that his support of this extremist group actively undermines the values of tolerance and diversity that makes Britain so great.

As the Mayor if this great diverse city I have previously called on Theresa May to cancel her ill-judged offer of a state visit to President Trump. After this latest incident, it is increasingly clear that any official visit at all from President Trump to Britain would not be welcomed.

The Prime Minister of our country should be using any influence she and her government claim to have with the President and his administration to ask him to delete these tweets and to apologise to the British people.