Donald Trump has landed in the UK ahead of an unprecedented second state visit.<\/p>\n
The US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, touched down on Tuesday evening at London Stansted onboard Air Force One ahead of a series of events over the next two days, including being hosted by King Charles, military parades and a possible flypast by the Red Arrows alongside British and American F-35 jets.<\/p>\n
It comes amid criticism in the UK of Trump\u2019s policies and rhetoric, with the Stop Trump Coalition gathering for a protest in Windsor on Tuesday and the group planning another demonstration in central London on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Writing in the Guardian<\/a>, Sadiq Khan accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to \u201cfan the flames of divisive, far-right politics<\/a> around the world in recent years\u201d.<\/p>\n The mayor of London said the US president\u2019s deployment of the military in US cities and targeting of minorities was \u201cstraight out of the autocrat\u2019s playbook\u201d.<\/p>\n Khan said that while he understood the pragmatic reasons for maintaining good links with the US, Britain should not be afraid of criticising a leader who alongside his allies had \u201cperhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years\u201d.<\/p>\n The so-called special relationship between the UK and US, Khan said, \u201cincludes being open and honest with each other\u201d, adding: \u201cAt times, this means being a critical friend and speaking truth to power.\u201d<\/p>\n Khan also publicly clashed with Trump during his first state visit in 2019.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, about 70 protesters gathered outside Windsor Castle to demonstrate against Trump\u2019s historic second state visit to the UK, marking the first in a series of planned demonstrations against the US president throughout his stay.<\/p>\n The Stop Trump Coalition\u2019s protest stood peacefully on Windsor high street before marching the short distance up to the castle\u2019s King Henry VIII gateway.<\/p>\n People protesting against Trump\u2019s visit in Windsor on Tuesday. Photograph: Kin Cheung\/AP<\/p>\n People held placards and banners condemning the president, chanting \u201cTrump out\u201d and \u201csay it loud, say it clear: Donald Trump not welcome here\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter the racist march on Saturday, we need to be out, we need to be heard, we need to show that we don\u2019t support what\u2019s going on in the world right now,\u201d said protester Lisa Bevan.<\/p>\n Geoff Holland had come from Southampton to show his support. \u201c[The government] should be cutting ties,\u201d he said. \u201cThey should be making him crawl across broken glass and beg for a phone call with us, not rolling out the red carpet. It is repulsive. Does anyone believe that this disgusting man deserves this unprecedented treatment?\u201d<\/p>\n Jake Atkinson, spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition, said: \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s politics are politics of fascism and authoritarianism. Not only are we making our voices heard in opposition to Trump and his politics, but we want to send a signal to our government, that this is not how the British people feel, it\u2019s not what the British people want.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to stand in solidarity with people in the US, with people in Palestine, with people in Ukraine, and with people all over the world who are seeing Trump\u2019s politics do damage to our democracy and to our planet.<\/p>\n The King Charles and Camilla will greet Donald and Melania Trump with a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle. As they shake hands, gun salutes will be fired simultaneously by the British army in Windsor and at the Tower of London.<\/p>\n The largest guard of honour ever at a state visit will be presented to Trump for inspection, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). About 1,300 members of the British military and 120 horses will be involved, with 160 personnel from the Royal Marines and Royal Navy, 1,000 from the British army and 140 from the Royal Air Force.<\/p>\n The US president, whose taste for pomp and pageantry is well-known, will join Charles for a carriage procession towards the castle, accompanied by the sovereign\u2019s escort of the household cavalry mounted regiment.<\/p>\n British and US musicians will perform a special Beating Retreat military ceremony, the first time it will be performed at a state visit. The lavish state banquet will feature performances by the Duchess of Edinburgh\u2019s String Orchestra, the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and pipers from the Scots Guards.<\/p>\n Trump will head to Keir Starmer\u2019s country residence Chequers in Buckinghamshire on Thursday, with aviators from RAF Halton lining the route on his arrival.<\/p>\n Some came out in support of Trump. Anne Daley, 65, had come from Cardiff, brandishing a cardboard cut out of Trump and wearing a \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hat.<\/p>\n She said she hoped Trump\u2019s visit could help broker world peace. \u201c\u200b\u200bWe need him inside the tent,\u201d she said of the president. \u201cWe need him as an ally. We need America. I hope that when they have afternoon tea with the king, they can [agree] to stop bombing Palestinian people. And stop bombing Ukraine. Children are being killed \u2013 for what reason?\u2019<\/p>\n Windsor local David Citrine, 73, said he wouldn\u2019t be protesting, but felt the demonstration did reflect<\/p>\n the views of the majority of UK citizens. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say he\u2019s my favourite person in the world,\u201d he said. \u201c[The state visit] is obviously to placate Trump, but I\u2019d probably prefer it if he wasn\u2019t coming.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donald Trump has landed in the UK ahead of an unprecedented second state visit. 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