Yahoo News People are planning the 'biggest protest in British history' when Donald Trump comes to the UK
The ‘biggest protest in British history’ is being planned against Donald Trump’s visit to the UK.
Celebrities politicians and activists are among those urging people to join mass protests against a planned visit by the US President.
Mr Trump last week confirmed that he will travel to Britain later this year, despite cancelling a visit to open the new US embassy – a move many thought was due to his fear of protests.
The news has sparked widespread calls for protests against the trip.
Owen Jones, who last year set up a Facebook group calling for people to join in protest, tweeted: “It’s official: Donald Trump is coming to Britain later this year. Let’s make sure he’s met by the most incredible protest in history”.
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A Facebook event set up by Jones last year currently has interest from around 22,000 people.
Labour MP David Lammy also joined the calls, replying to a tweet reporting on Mr Trump’s planned visit with the line: “To be met by the biggest protest this country has ever seen. Who’s in?”
It's official: Donald Trump is coming to Britain later this year.
Let's make sure he's met by the most incredible protest in history.
Sign up here and spread the word everywhere >> https://t.co/zK8jERfOE2 pic.twitter.com/otrnT9C7EC
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) January 25, 2018
To be met by the biggest protest this country has ever seen. Who’s in? https://t.co/eQTnRxSzvS
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) January 25, 2018
Other big names to support a huge protest include Stephen Fry, who urged people to join ‘Top Trump Targets, a website representing organisations including Stonewall, the Abortion Support Network, Help Refugees and The Fawcett Society.
The website calls for people to either donate to one of the organisations or buy pink merchandise from some of them to wear at a future protest.
“We want to use the opportunity of any Trump visit to directly benefit groups working with those he’s sought to exclude or marginalise, by making sure that he can’t avoid a sea of lurid pink-clad protesters on our streets, each of them wearing their support for those working to help women, refugees, transgender people and our BME community,” it says.
“We’re asking Britain to support those who really deserve our attention, by contributing to their work as a way of positively protesting.
By donating to one of these organisations, and/or by buying pink merchandise from some of them to wear at a future protest, you can show Trump whose side we’re on and we can increase our collective power to support those he excludes at the same time.”
Join @TopTrumpTargets – we're coming together to build a better Britain by standing with those Trump targets: https://t.co/SbpVdjBBQz
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 26, 2018
In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr Trump told Piers Morgan that Prime Minister Mrs May has invited him to the UK “twice” and he will travel to Britain for both state and working visits in 2018.
Downing Street has since confirmed that details of a visit were being finalised.
(Top picture: Getty)
