U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks to senators at the White House | Jim Lo Scalzo/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump’s UK visit to take place during parliament recess: report Officials want to limit Trump’s exposure to the public to reduce the number of protests.

The British government is believed to be planning Donald Trump's visit to the U.K. for the summer, to avoid controversy over whether he should address parliament.

The Guardian reported Friday that the state visit is expected to run from Thursday to Sunday in either late summer or early autumn, probably during parliament’s summer recess.

The move follows comments from Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow who said he was "strongly opposed" to Trump speaking in parliament, saying that MPs' "opposition to racism and to sexism" should be taken into account.

Officials are also, according to the report, keen to limit Trump’s exposure to the public to reduce the number of protests.

Theresa May’s announcement that the Queen had invited Trump for a state visit led to a petition signed by more than 1.8 million people, calling for the monarch to be spared a meeting with the U.S. president.