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Jeremy Corbyn has hinted he could delay Donald Trump’s controversial state visit to the UK if he wins next week’s election.

The Labour leader suggested it would be more appropriate to make the American president wait several years before inviting him, as has been customary with Mr Trump’s predecessors.

Mr Corbyn told the Independent he was “very concerned” by how quickly Theresa May had extended the invitation, which includes a visit to Buckingham Palace.

He said: “Obviously there have to be relations with the USA.

“My views on Donald Trump’s statements and utterances during the Presidential election are extremely well known.

"There has to be a relationship with the US Government, you have to tell them what you believe."

But he added other presidents had waited far longer. “George Bush, second term. Reagan, second term. I think they were all second term,” he said.

Barack Obama visited some three years into his first term in office.

Mr Trump’s state visit had originally been planned to take place this summer, but the announcement of a snap election forced officials to delay it until October.

An online petition was signed by nearly two million people who wanted to block the visit, sparking a debate in parliament but Mrs May has made clear it will go ahead.