London is preparing to protest against Trump when he visits the UK.
Trump confirmed his visit to the UK during a meeting with Theresa May at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Protesters have started a Facebook event set up to organize a large-scale protest which already boasts of 20,000 attendees and a further 61,000 who are interested in attending.
In the description of the event, organizers, who are using the placeholder date of 1 October, said: “It’s just been announced: Donald Trump is coming to Britain on a visit later this year. We don’t know when. But let’s be ready – and be prepared to take to the streets in the most incredible protest in our history.”
Trump’s proposed visit to the UK catalyzed the creation of the Stop Trump Coalition which is co-organising the protest and which is supported by musicians, MPs, activists and comedians including singer Lily Allen and former Labour leader Ed Miliband.
“It is our duty as citizens to speak out
“We oppose this state visit to the UK and commit ourselves to one of the biggest demonstrations in British history, to make very clear to our government, and to the world, that this is not in our name.”
Plans for the visit failed to materialise in 2017 but a planned trip to London in February to open the new US embassy was called off by Trump, which was thought to be due to the prospect of unrest. Trump, however, tweeted to say he had canceled because of his displeasure about the new embassy.
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