Leeuwarden replaces Union Jack with Scottish saltire after Brexit

DutchNews, February 3, 2020

The Saltire among the EU flags outside Leeuwarden station. Photo: Jan Ligthart 

The Frisian capital Leeuwarden has replaced the Union Jack with a Scottish saltire in its parade of European flags as a gesture of solidarity after Brexit. 

Alderman for culture Sjoerd Feitsma told the Friesch Dagblad he came up with the idea after visiting the Robert Burns festival in Edinburgh at the end of January. 

‘I was thinking of replacing the Union Jack with an EU flag or a rainbow flag,’ he said. ‘I noticed what a big deal it was for the Scots that they’re no longer in the EU and that they are still flying the European flag in the Scottish Parliament. That’s when I thought: we could do something with this too.’ 

The Scottish Parliament voted on Friday not to take down the EU flag on Friday evening when the UK formally left the European Union. EU rules and regulations will continue to apply until the end of the year while negotiations on the future relationship take place. 

European officials including former European Commission president Donald Tusk have said they are open to the idea of Scotland joining the EU if it becomes an independent nation. In the 2016 Brexit referendum, 62% of those who voted in Scotland opted to remain in the EU. 

Leeuwarden has a number of cultural ties with Edinburgh through the Eurocities network and the fact that both cities have City of Literature status. 

Feitsma said the flag would fly alongside the 27 EU flags outside the city’s main station for an indefinite period of time. ‘This isn’t an official area so we can decide for ourselves which flags we hang here.’

Thousands march for Scottish independence

Yahoo – AFP, November 2, 2019

Nationalists argue Brexit means another independence referendum is necessary
because a majority of Scots voted to stay in the EU (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

Glasgow (AFP) - Thousands rallied in Glasgow on Saturday calling for Scotland to become an independent country, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon telling the crowds that their goal was "within touching distance".

The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader was the headline speaker at the event in George Square, the first time she has addressed an independence rally since the 2014 referendum campaign, with a crucial general election looming next month.

"Make no mistake, the general election we face now on December 12 is the most important election for Scotland in our lifetimes," she told the crowds.

Supporters waved the St Andrews cross and Catalan flags in solidarity with

the fellow independence campaign in Spain (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

"The future of our country is on the line.

"We must come out in our numbers and vote in this election," she added, insisting that the "prize" of independence was "within touching distance."

"We must seize that prize," she urged.

Sturgeon is expected, before Christmas, to formally ask Johnson for a Section 30 order, which would give Scotland's devolved government permission to stage a referendum.

The protest came ahead of Britain's crucial general 

election next month (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

Supporters waved the St Andrews cross emblazoned with the word "Yes" and Catalan flags in solidarity with the fellow independence campaign.

Others wore kilts and played bagpipes, including one musician who had flames leaping from his instrument.

Scotland voted against independence in a 2014 referendum by 55 percent.

But nationalists argue that the 2016 British referendum in favour of Brexit means another independence referendum is necessary -- because Scotland voted by 62 percent to stay in the European Union.

Scotland voted against independence in a 2014

referendum by 55 percent (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

Nationalists also argue that some people voted against independence thinking it would guarantee their place inside the EU.

Sturgeon promised supporters on Saturday to "lead you to an independence reference next year".

"It's time for Scotland to choose our own future, time for Scotland to be an independent country," she added.

Pro-union supporters organised a counter protest near the rally calling for 

Scottish independence in Glasgow (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

A small number of pro-Union protesters carrying Union Jack flags staged a counter-demonstration.

Scottish leader calls for second independence vote by 2021

Yahoo – AFP, James PHEBY, April 24, 2019

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants a new independence referendum
by 2021 (AFP Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

London (AFP) - The Scottish government will introduce legislation "shortly" as a first step towards another independence referendum to be held by 2021, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced Wednesday.

"We will shortly introduce legislation to set the rules for any referendum," the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh.

She said she hoped the legislation would be agreed by the end of 2019.

Her government aims to "give people a choice on independence" from the United Kingdom before the end of the current term of parliament expires in May 2021.

Scotland voted to remain in the United Kingdom during a 2014 referendum by a margin of 55 percent to 45 percent, but the country's vote to leave the European Union in 2016 spurred independence campaigners to demand another vote.

Shortly after this, the Scottish government would then request a "section 30 order" from the British government, which would involve a temporary transfer of power from Westminster to the Edinburgh to allow the referendum to go ahead.

"We do not need a transfer of power, such as a section 30 order, to pass such a framework bill, although we would need it to put beyond doubt or challenge our ability to apply the bill to an independence referendum," she said.

'Status quo broken'

Some pro-independence supporters have urged Sturgeon to call for an immediate vote, but British Prime Minister Theresa May has already said she would not agree to such a request.

"I believe that position will prove to be unsustainable," said Sturgeon.

"By making progress with primary legislation first, we won't squander valuable time now in a stand-off with the UK government that may soon be out of office," she explained of her timing.

The Scottish government would instead seek a section 30 order "at an appropriate point during or shortly after the bill's passage", she added.

Around six in ten Scots voted to stay in the European Union, and Sturgeon hopes that some of those who voted to stay in the United Kingdom might change their vote in another referendum in order to maintain membership of the EU.

But the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, which has been put back to October 31 as MPs try and reach agreement over the divorce deal, has also hampered plans for another independence referendum.

"To rush into an immediate decision before a Brexit path is determined would not allow for an informed choice to be made," said the SNP leader.

While polls show some pro-EU voters have swung behind the independence cause, a similar amount of pro-Brexit supporters have moved in the other direction, and overall support remains close to 2014 levels.

Sturgeon hopes that dissatisfaction with London's handling of Brexit could tip the balance.

"The Westminster system of government simply does not serve Scotland's interests," she said.

"The status quo is broken. Serious change is needed," added the first minister.

Scottish Parliament rejects UK's Brexit bill

Yahoo – AFP, Mark MCLAUGHLIN, May 15, 2018

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says Britain is now heading into
'uncharted constitutional territory' (AFP Photo/Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS)

Edinburgh (AFP) - The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday formally rejected legislation for taking Britain out of the EU, in an unprecedented move that sets the scene for a constitutional crisis.

Lawmakers in the devolved Edinburgh assembly voted by 93 to 30 to refuse "legislative consent" for the highly-contested European Union (Withdrawal) Bill currently being debated by the British parliament.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is under no obligation to amend her Brexit plan in response to Holyrood's objection.

However, experts warn that confrontation between London and Edinburgh could push Scotland towards independence.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, leader of the secessionist Scottish National Party (SNP), said Britain was heading into "uncharted constitutional territory".

The dispute centres on who will have control of powers currently residing in Brussels, such as over farming and fisheries, once Britain leaves the EU.

Scotland's SNP government wants such powers to be under Scottish control, while the Conservative British government argues they should reside in London, at least initially.

Michael Russell, the Scottish government's chief Brexit negotiator, said any attempt to use Brexit to restrict the powers of the Scottish parliament "will be noted here and across Europe".

"The UK government cannot ignore the reality of devolution or try to drown out what this parliament says," he said.

"They cannot pretend that no motion has been passed.

"It will be the UK that would be breaking trust, and breaking the rules, not us."

Russell has invited British cabinet minister David Lidington to Scotland for last-ditch cross-party talks to break the impasse.

Power grab claim

The SNP, Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats all voted against consent, with only the Scottish Conservatives arguing the changes that have already been made to the bill go far enough to protect devolution.

Scottish officials have accused May of a "power grab".

The British government has accused Scottish opponents of "nit-picking" and has insisted it is trying to protect Britain's economic integrity by building a common framework throughout the country when Brussels regulations are handed over after Brexit.

Sturgeon has rejected claims by May's Scottish Conservative allies that she is trying to "weaponise Brexit" to further her aim of Scottish independence.

Adam Tomkins, the Scottish Conservatives' constitutional spokesman, said: "It's patently obvious that Nicola Sturgeon wants a political crisis to provide cover for her independence drive.

"Sturgeon has refused to compromise. It's not in Scotland's interests that the SNP prefers picking fights to making a deal."

Scotland voted against independence by 55 percent in a referendum in 2014, but Sturgeon insists she has a mandate to hold a second vote since Scotland voted against Brexit by 62 percent in 2016.

"I'm not sure independence will ever be off the table until it is realised," Sturgeon said on Monday.

She has pledged to outline her timetable for a second independence referendum before the end of the year, once the terms of the Brexit agreement become clear.

Four women trying to solve Britain's power riddle

Yahoo – AFP, Florence BIEDERMANN, June 12, 2017

This combination image shows (Top L-R) British Prime Minister Theresa May,
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster, (bottom L-R) First
Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
 Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish conservative leader Ruth Davidson (AFP
 Photo/ANDY BUCHANAN)

London (AFP) - In the high-stakes political chess game that has followed Britain's confusing general election, four women will be making the next moves.

Two of them -- Prime Minister Theresa may and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon -- are on the back foot following heavy electoral losses.

The other two are on the rise -- Arlene Foster, head of the ultra-conservative Democratic Unionist Party, and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson.

Theresa May

Britain's first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990, May has distanced herself from the legacy of the "Iron Lady".

The current premier's rein is also likely to be considerably shorter, after May's decision to call an election three years early dramatically backfired when the Conservatives lost their majority.

An advocate of a "hard" Brexit, committed to Britain leaving the European single market and cutting immigration from the bloc, May ran a campaign focused on her supposedly "strong and stable" leadership ahead of negotiations starting with Brussels.

But she failed to inspire voters and came under criticism for appearing cold and stiff, lacking the personal touch despite her high popularity ratings at the start of the election campaign.

The 60-year-old vicar's daughter has created an association to promote women in politics and she has boasted of being an inspiration to others, but rarely opens up about her personal motivations.

Nicola Sturgeon

The first female leader of the Scottish National Party, Sturgeon has seen her plans for a second independence referendum shaken by the election results which saw her party lose 21 of its 56 seats.

A lawyer by trade who grew up in a working class family, she has championed herself as the voice of the 62 percent of Scots who voted last year to remain in the European Union.

Sturgeon, 46, has appealed to Scotland's pro-European sentiment to call for an independence referendum despite voters rejecting such a breakaway in 2014.

A frequent critic of everyday sexism in political life, she recently said women have a tougher time when making media appearances.

"Every time a woman politician goes in front of a camera, there are maybe 100 things that she has to worry about, consciously or subconsciously, that a man will never have," she told the Gentlewoman magazine.

Some reporters are "only interested in our shoes", she added.

Ruth Davidson

The head of the Scottish Conservatives, Davidson saw her party gain a dozen seats in the general election.

That was in part down to her opposition to Sturgeon's calls for another independence referendum.

Cutting a charismatic and jovial figure, the 38-year-old has brought a breath of fresh air to Scottish politics and offers an alternative to the nationalist narrative of the SNP.

Davidson is engaged to her Irish partner Jen Wilson and is an outspoken advocate for gay marriage.

A unionist politician who boasts kick-boxing skills, Davidson backs a "soft" Brexit in opposition to May's "hard" approach to Britain's EU divorce.

"When I was growing up the two most important people in the country were the Queen and Margaret Thatcher, so I thought women could do anything," Davidson told AFP.

Arlene Foster

The first woman to lead the Northern Ireland executive in January 2016, Foster saw her Democratic Unionist Party win 10 seats in Thursday's vote.

Despite being head of a small unionist party, Foster will play an instrumental role in Westminster as May has sought the DUP's help to tip the Conservatives into a parliamentary majority.

The two parties have some common ground and Foster is pro-Brexit, although cautious of preventing a hard border being imposed between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Foster's politics has been influenced by her experiences during the Northern Ireland conflict.

Her father was shot in the head but survived an attack by Irish Republican Army paramilitaries when she was just eight years old and her school bus was blown up when she was 16.

Reflecting on her role as a woman in politics, Foster said self-belief was vital.

"It's a bit like breaking down old conservative barriers -- one has to believe in oneself, and your ability to move forward," she told AFP.

Scottish lawmakers back independence on eve of Brexit

Yahoo – AFP, Mark MCLAUGHLIN, Rosie SCAMMELL, 28 March 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and Scotland's First Minister Nicola
Sturgeon pose ahead of their meeting in a Glasgow hotel on Monday, but their talks
failed to bridge the divide over Scottish independence

Scotland's parliament voted Tuesday to back First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's call for a second independence referendum, another headache for Prime Minister Theresa May as she battles to keep the country united just a day before triggering Brexit.

The vote by lawmakers in Edinburgh was 69 in favour and 59 against despite May's last-minute appeals.

"I hope the UK government will respect the will of this parliament, and if it does so I will enter discussion in good faith and with a willingness to compromise," Sturgeon said.

Sturgeon will now make a formal request for a referendum but she needs approval from the British government and parliament in London to do so and May has already said that "now is not the time".

May will on Wednesday begin the process of ending Britain's 44-year membership of the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, opening two years of negotiations.

Last year's Brexit vote has spurred the independence campaign of Sturgeon, head of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), who argues that Scotland is being forced out of the European bloc against its will.

Both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU, but they were outnumbered by voters in England and Wales who backed Brexit.

Most recent polls show support for independence is high but still short of a majority.

A survey by ScotCen published earlier this month showed support at 46 percent -- its highest level since the yearly study began in 1999.

Support for independence is at its highest level since 1999, polls show

UK an 'unstoppable force'

Sturgeon and May met in Scotland on Monday, with the prime minister reiterating that the time was not ripe for a referendum and describing the four nations of the United Kingdom as an "unstoppable force".

The SNP leader has suggested an independence vote should be held by spring 2019 at the latest -- before Britain leaves the EU.

Neither leader has expressed a willingness to compromise and the rift is unlikely to end before Article 50 is triggered.

Rejecting Sturgeon's request would be politically risky for May, whose government is also trying to prevent the collapse of the power-sharing arrangement which governs Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland executive collapsed in January following a dispute between the two main parties, the Democratic Unionist Party and Irish nationalists Sinn Fein, which failed to reach a new power-sharing deal by a Monday deadline.

The British government has extended the talks and, if a resolution is not reached, fresh elections could be called or London could resume direct rule over Northern Ireland.

"In the absence of devolved government, it is ultimately for the United Kingdom government to provide for political stability and good governance," Northern Ireland Minister James Brokenshire told parliament on Tuesday.

The fate of the province is one of the priorities set by the EU's chief Brexit negotiator. "We will not stand for anything that weakens dialogue and peace in Northern Ireland," Michel Barnier wrote in the Financial Times on Monday.

Northern Ireland's politicians have been going round in circles trying to find

a power-sharing deal

'Pulling together'

Despite May's assertion that she will seek the best Brexit deal for all of Britain -- including Scotland -- she has failed to convince the SNP which has warned of the negative consequences of leaving the EU.

The economic uncertainty of Scotland outside the United Kingdom was a factor in voters rejecting independence in a 2014 referendum, but the SNP claims breaking away from the European single market would cost Scotland tens of thousands of jobs.

Scotland's economic hand was strengthened on Monday when exploration firm Hurricane Energy announced the "largest undeveloped discovery" of oil in British waters, located west of the Scottish Shetland Islands.

But May also won a financial boost, with Qatar committing to invest £5 billion ($6.23 billion, 5.8 billion euros) in the UK economy within five years.

The announcement will allay fears of investors abandoning Britain when it leaves the EU and the European single market, which May has said is a necessary step to control immigration.

The prime minister made a plea for unity ahead of Britain's historic EU departure.

"Now is the time when we should be pulling together, not hanging apart. Pulling together to make sure we get the best possible deal for the whole of the UK," she told reporters.

Britain votes to leave EU, Cameron resigns

Yahoo – AFP, Katherine Haddon, Dario Thuburn,  June 24, 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) flanked by his wife Samantha speaks to
 the press in front of 10 Downing street in central London on June 24, 2016 (AFP
Photo/Odd Andersen)

London (AFP) - Britain has voted to pull out of the European Union in a seismic blow to the bloc that triggered the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and sent world financial markets into freefall on Friday.

The shock outcome of Thursday's historic referendum threatens to lead to the break-up of the United Kingdom after Scotland raised the prospect of another independence vote, and could have a knock-on effect on other eurosceptic member states.

Britons, many worried by immigration and what they saw as interference in the running of their country by bureaucrats in Brussels, voted by 52 to 48 percent to abandon the bloc after four decades of often troubled membership.

A man takes a copy of the London Evening

 Standard reporting Britain's vote to

 leave the EU in a referendum in London 

on June 24, 2016 (AFP Photo/Leon Neal)

In an emotional statement outside Downing Street, Cameron said he would resign to make way for a new leader by early October after the failure of his "Remain" campaign.

"I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination," he said as sterling, global stocks and oil prices plummeted.

Britain will be the first country to leave the EU after decades of suspicion over its aims of ever-closer political union -- a shock victory for the anti-establishment rhetoric of the Brexit campaign that highlights growing populism across the globe.

"We've done it! We've won!" anti-EU campaigners shouted at a party in London, popping open champagne bottles as "Leave" victories flowed in. "Out! Out! Out!", they chanted as dawn broke.

'Grave test'

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker denied it was the beginning of the end for the EU, already troubled by economic and migration crises and growing euroscepticism across the continent.

But German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the result a "blow" to Europe while French President Francois Hollande said it was a "grave test".

US President Barack Obama, who publicly threw his weight behind British EU membership during a visit to London in April, insisted the "special relationship" between the two countries was "enduring".

The vote, the culmination of an often poisonous campaign, exposed deep divides across British society and what the Independent newspaper said was "the chasm between the political class and the voters".

It may be some time before Britain takes the concrete steps need to extricate itself from what will become a 27-member alliance.

Cameron said it should be his successor who leads the complex negotiations under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which sets out a two-year time-frame to leave.

Top Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and a favourite to succeed Cameron, also said there was "no need for haste".

But European chiefs made clear that the country should set the wheels in motion "as soon as possible, however painful that process may be".

Leaders of the EU, born out of a determination to forge lasting peace after two world wars, will open a two-day summit on Tuesday to grapple with Britain's decision.

Britain votes to leave the EU (AFP Photo)

'Independence day'

The "Leave" victory threatens to shatter the unity of the United Kingdom, with Scotland and Northern Ireland voting to remain in while England -- barring major cities like London -- and Wales supported out.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second independence vote was now "highly likely" after a 2014 referendum backed staying in the UK.

"The option of a second referendum must be on the table and it is on the table," she told reporters, saying it was "democratically unacceptable" for Scotland to be dragged out of the EU against its will.

And while Brexit campaigners celebrated, the mood was downbeat in the City of London financial district.

"I just feel so devastated that this multicultural city that I live in is going to change drastically, and the world as I know it is just not the same today," said bank worker Francesca Crimp.

Top anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party, said June 23 should "go down in our history as our independence day".

Immigration and an erosion of financial security have become rallying cries for populists across Europe, just as they have for Donald Trump's campaign in the US presidential election.

Trump hailed the vote as he arrived in Scotland to unveil a refurbishment of his Trump Turnberry golf course.

"I think it's a great thing. I think it's a fantastic thing," he told reporters. "People want to take their country back, they want independence."

Britain votes to leave EU: Cameron to resign; markets rocked

'Madhouse'

The result drove sterling down 10 percent to a 31-year low of $1.3229.

European stock markets dropped around eight percent at opening before recovering later while British bank shares lost a quarter of their value in morning trade. In New York, the Dow opened down 2.3 percent.

"It's a madhouse in here. It has been a bloodbath. Carnage," said David Papier, head of sales trading at foreign exchange house ETX Capital in London.

The Bank of England promised "all necessary steps" to secure market stability while Group of Seven countries warned the decision could have "adverse implications for economic and financial stability".

British voters appeared to have to shrugged off warnings that a Brexit would create a budget hole requiring spending cuts and tax increases once they lose unfettered trade access to the EU.

Thousands of jobs in the City could be transferred to cities in the EU such as Frankfurt, leading international companies have warned.

Their decision will reawaken fears of a domino-effect ripple of exit votes in eurosceptic member states that could imperil the integrity of the bloc.

Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders and French National Front leader Marine Le Pen immediately called for referendums on EU membership in their own countries.

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“…  Government

Let us speak of government. We're not speaking of your government, but of any government - the way it works, how it survives, how it has survived, the way it campaigns, and how it elects leaders. It's going to change.

Years ago, I told you, "When everybody can talk to everybody, there can be no secrets." Up to this point on this planet, government has counted on one thing - that the people can't easily talk to each other on a global scale. They have to get their information through government or official channels. Even mass media isn't always free enough, for it reports that which the government reports. Even a free society tends to bias itself according to the bias of the times. However, when you can have Human Beings talking to each other all at once, all over the planet without government control, it all changes, for there is open revelation of truth.

Democracy itself will change and you're going to see it soon. The hold-outs, the few countries I have mentioned in the past, are doomed unless they recalibrate. They're doomed to be the same as they have been and won't be able to exist as they are now with everyone changing around them.

I mentioned North Korea in the past. Give it time. Right now, the young man is under the control of his father's advisors. But when they're gone, you will see something different, should he survive. Don't judge him yet, for he is being controlled.

In government, if you're entire voting base has the ability to talk to itself without restriction and comes up with opinions by itself without restriction, it behooves a politician to be aware and listen to them. This will change what politicians will do. It will change the way things work in government. Don't be surprised when some day a whole nation can vote all at once in a very unusual way. Gone will be the old systems where you used to count on horseback riders to report in from faraway places. Some of you know what I am talking about. Government will change. The systems around you, both dark and light, will change. You're going to start seeing something else, too, so let's change the subject and turn the page. … "

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“… Human Nature is Changing

There's a new concept afoot, a change in Human nature. We've spoken about this before. How many of you studied European history? And in school, did your mind fill up with all of the dates you had to memorize? Who conquered whom and when? Over and over and over, every single country had their turn conquering another country. Borders moved constantly. As far back as you want to go, that's what Humans did. They separated, gathered, and conquered. But as little as 50 years ago, it all stopped.

We've said this before. Fifty years ago, a seed, an idea, was planted at the end of World War II. "Let's put these European countries together," they said. "Let's even drop the borders and eventually give them one currency." Do this and they'll never war again, they predicted, for countries with common economic sources don't go to war! And that's exactly what's happened. Did it work? It's fairly fresh, but their money is threatening to take over the strength of your money, did you notice? It's worth more than yours. They still struggle to make it work and balance it. But then again, you do the same in the United States, always fine tuning the unity.

South America is considering the same thing right now. The seeds are being planted in Brazil. Within a generation, they would love to see the borders dropped and one currency. Can they do it? Perhaps. Perhaps it will take longer. Why do it? Because they see the European Union with the strongest currency on Earth. We've said this before. Here is a prediction: Perhaps not in your time, but there'll come a day when there are only five currencies in the world, because continents will start understanding that unification creates peace and prosperity. Separation creates chaos. What a concept. …”

Scotland shuns Trump after Muslim remarks

Yahoo – AFP, Naomi O'Leary, 10 Dec 2015

Donald Trump is pictured as he recieves an Honorary award of Doctor of Business 

Administration at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, on October 8, 

2010 (AFP Photo/Derek Blair)

London (AFP) - The Scottish government sacked US presidential hopeful Donald Trump as a business ambassador and a university revoked his honorary degree on Wednesday after he called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States.

A petition to bar the Republican frontrunner from Britain reached more than 358,000 signatures amid an outcry over comments by the tycoon, who owns golf courses in Scotland and has family links to the country.

"Mr Trump's recent remarks have shown that he is no longer fit to be a business ambassador for Scotland," a spokesman for the regional government said as he was dropped as a "GlobalScot" ambassador, a position he took up in 2006.

The hotel at Trump Turnberry Resort is 

pictured beyond the fairway of one of it's

 golf courses in Turnberry, Scotland on

July 30, 2015 (AFP Photo/Paul Faith)

Trump had called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on" following a shooting last week that left 14 people dead in California.

Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen announced it would revoke an honorary doctorate of business administration it awarded to Trump in 2010 because of statements "that are wholly incompatible with the ethos and values of the university".

Remarks by the property billionaire that police feared for their lives in parts of London due to radicalisation also caused a social media outcry and drew the ire of the capital's mayor, Boris Johnson.

"When Donald Trump says there are parts of London that are no-go areas, I think he is betraying a quite stupefying ignorance that makes him frankly unfit to hold the office of the president of the United States," Johnson told ITV News.

Web users mocked the blustering tycoon with the ironic hashtag #trumpfacts.

One tweet carried an image of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a headscarf with the inscription: "Even the British monarch is now forced to wear a hijab".

'Could not be more wrong'

The petition to bar Trump from entering Britain will be considered for a debate in parliament, like all petitions that reach over 100,000 signatures.

"The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK," the petition read.

The appeal was launched by Scottish resident Suzanne Kelly, a long-time critic of the 69-year-old who was also behind the pressure on Robert Gordon University to revoke Trump's honorary degree.

Donald Trump (C) is escorted by Scottish pipers as he officially opens his

 new multi-million pound Trump International Golf Links course in Aberdeenshire, 

Scotland on July 10, 2012 (AFP Photo/Andy Buchanan)

Over 75,000 people signed her petition demanding that the university take action because of "Trump's unrepentant, persistent verbal attacks on various groups of people based on nationality, religion, race and physical abilities".

Finance minister George Osborne told parliament that Trump's comments were "nonsense" but added that debate was "the best way to deal with Donald Trump and his views rather than trying to ban presidential candidates".

Twenty-four lawmakers have put their names to two House of Commons motions condemning Trump's remarks.

One calls on the government "to refuse a visa allowing Donald Trump to visit the UK until Mr Trump withdraws his comments".

British police issued a rare rebuke after comments by Trump to US network MSNBC claiming there were places in London "that are so radicalised that the police are afraid for their own lives".

A spokeswoman for Scotland Yard said Trump "could not be more wrong" and invited all US presidential candidates for a briefing "on the reality of policing London".

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