Trump’s rivals
More than 1.7m people signed a petition on Parliament’s website demanding that Donald Trump’s state visit be cancelled, and more than 200,000 one calling for it to go ahead. What are the most and least signed of the 2,500 or so other live petitions?
Most signed
| Repeal new surveillance laws | 209,000 |
| Ban firework sales to public | 150,000 |
| Set £1,200 maximum price on car insurance for 18- to 25-year-olds | 148,000 |
Least signed
| Offer discounted counselling to housing professionals | 6 |
| Plain bottles for alcoholic drinks | 6 |
| Scrap juries | 6 |
Visiting rites
Which countries have been awarded the most state visits to Britain? 64 countries have had a state visit during the Queen’s reign, of which 25 had more than one:
| France | 6 |
| US, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Italy, Germany/West Germany | 4 |
| China, Turkey, South Africa, India, Brazil, Portugal, Nigeria | 3 |
| South Korea, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Poland, Jordan, Denmark, Japan, Finland, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nepal, USA | 2 |
Since de Gaulle in 1960, every French President has had one except Pompidou and Hollande.
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