Thousands protest Donald Trump’s UK state visit in London: BBC News
Article Here Zoe Gardner, a political commentator and one of the organisers of Wednesday’s protest, said that Trump “represents everything that we hate”. “We want our government to show some backbone, and have a little bit of pride and represent that huge feeling of disgust at Donald Trump’s politics in the UK,” she added.
Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to UK marked by pageantry and protests: CNN
“So you have a carriage procession, with the cavalry out front, normally it’s going through crowds of people and that’s part of the moment. But this was in Windsor with no public allowed anywhere near it. Yes, there’s a big security concern here but other presidents have been in front of the public in carriages […]
Trump’s U.K. visit was meant to be cloistered. Protesters had other ideas: Washington Post
Read here “We do not want our government to trade away our democracy and decency,” Zoe Gardner, a spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition, told The Washington Post as activists filled the area around the march’s starting point. While additional protests were planned in Windsor, a royal seat just west of London, the large-scale protests […]
State visit and school communications: Zoe Gardner on Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2
Stop Trump Coalition spokesperson Zoe Gardner was interviewed on BBC’s Jeremy Vine. Listen here.
No-fly zones, fleets of drones and armoured cars: Windsor’s security for Trump state visit
Read Here The Stop Trump Coalition’s spokesperson, Seema Syeda, has said: “Trump’s authoritarian politics are not welcome here. “Keir Starmer should not be rolling out the red carpet for Trump.”
What’s at stake during President Trump’s state visit? The Standard (Podcast)
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in the UK for his unprecedented second state visit to the country. The trip has sparked controversy and thousands are expected to take part in a series of anti-Trump protests. He will meet with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for talks on trade, investment, Ukraine and Gaza. […]
Mass protests planned in London and Windsor for Trump’s state visit: Nick Dearden in The Independent
Read Here Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now which is part of the coalition, accused Mr Trump of being a bully and suggested there was a growing global resistance against him. “Trump is engaged in economic warfare against both friend and foe,” he said. “He’s bullying countries, including the UK, to give in to […]