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Ruth Davidson has said we could see “the absolute best of the UK” if millions take to the streets in protest against a controversial visit from Donald Trump.

The Scottish Conservatives leader said that while she thinks the planned visit is a “bad idea”, it is a chance for people to join together and tell the US president “what we think of you”.

In an interview with Vogue, Ms Davidson stopped short of joining the many celebrities and politicians who rallied for the “biggest protest in British history” over the issue.

Asked if she welcomed the proposed visit from the US President, she told the magazine: “I think it’s a bad idea… but maybe it’s one of those ones where actually you see the absolute best of the UK. ‘Because of the position you hold, not the man that you are, you can come here – but by God, because we’re free citizens we’re going to stand in the street and tell you what we think of you.’”

But Ms Davidson added that she is not encouraging people to take to the streets in protest, but that she “would be surprised if they didn't”.

Her comments came as campaigners vowed to stage the “biggest” demonstration in London that the UK has ever seen, as politicians and celebrities joined to speak out against Mr Trump’s visit.

One demo planned for February has already seen more than 22,000 people sign up to express an interest in going on Facebook. The event details read: “If Donald Trump comes to the UK, we will hold the biggest protest in British history - to say no to the bigotry which Trump represents and no to the complicity of our government in supporting his agenda.”

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Celebrities such as Stephen Fry, and organisations such as Abortion Support Network, Help Refugees and Operation Black Vote have all voice support for a huge protest.

Fry wrote on Twitter that he had thrown his support behind campaign group Top Trump Targets, adding: “We’re coming together to build a better Britain by standing with those Trump targets”.

David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, was among those calling for a large-scale demo. Responding to news of the visit, he wrote on Twitter: “To be met by the biggest protest this country has ever seen. Who’s in?”

It came after the US leader told Piers Morgan that he had been invited to the UK by Theresa May twice in 2018 and that he would be coming for a state visit in October.