Iran Press/ Europe: President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on Monday for a state visit at the invitation of Queen Elizabeth before attending World War Two commemorations in France and visiting Ireland, a visit that could cost more than £25 million.
According to Iran Press, the trip arrives at a fractious moment for the UK: The country continues to grapple with its decision to leave the European Union, and, on May 24, May formally announced her resignation.
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Tens of thousands of protesters are set to descend on central London on Tuesday to voice their opposition to the US President as he meets outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. Activists have pledged to hold a ‘Carnival of Resistance’ to disrupt the president’s visit. Demonstrators are expected to travel to London from all over the country to join Tuesday’s protest.
Up to 10,000 police officers will be drafted into London as part of a costly security operation during the state visit, with hundreds of officers lining the route of the protests and hundreds more trained in riot control stationed in side streets.
The London Police said it would prevent the demonstrators marching past Downing Street from Trafalgar Square and into Parliament Square.
Ahead of President Trump's coming state visit, London Mayor Sadiq Khan wrote a fiery op-ed that the United Kingdom is on the “wrong side of history”.
“In years to come, I suspect this state visit will be one we look back on with profound regret and acknowledge that we were on the wrong side of history,” Khan said in op-ed published by The Guardian.
Jeremy Corbyn, UK Labour opposition leader has declined an invitation to attend a state banquet with Trump during the visit, said in response to his statements about Britain's stance on Brexit that: “President Trump’s attempt to decide who will be Britain’s next prime minister is an entirely unacceptable interference in our country’s democracy.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments endorsing Conservative front-runner Boris Johnson as the next prime minister. Johnson, who has said he would be prepared to take Britain out of the EU without a deal on Oct. 31, has not commented on Trump’s latest endorsement.
However, Donald Trump has rejected that he is unpopular in the UK, saying he believes he is 'loved' by the British people as he prepares to start a three-day visit. The American president, whose mother was born in Scotland, claimed he had a closer relationship with Britain than any former resident of the White House.
When Donald Trump travelled to Britain last year he avoided London, where an estimated 250,000 people marched against him. 203/212/ 211
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