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Demonstrators are planning to have the huge Sadiq Khan baby balloon fly over London to protest the Mayor's decision to allow an "angry baby Trump" balloon to float as part of a protest against US President Donald Trump's official visit to the UK. The crowdfunding had a £10,000 starting target but was soon smashed, with critics of Mr Khan donating nearly £53,000 in less than a week. Yanni Bruere, the man behind the initiative, told talkRADIO: "I was pretty irritated with Sadiq Khan and his willingness to insult the most powerful man in the western world. "This is someone who is a friend of Britain, who is half-British himself. Two can play at that game, if they can do it, then we can."

Sadiq Khan news: The target for a Khan baby balloon was smashed in less than a week

The Greater London Authority (GLA) gave its authorisation after 16,000 people signed a petition calling for the Trump baby balloon to be allowed to fly over London. Mr Khan later defended to support the GLA saying the blimp met the peace and safety requirements needed to be used during the protest. Mr Bruere also said that any excess collected during the crowdfunding campaign would be used to host a "Make London Safe Again" to raise awareness of the escalating numbers of violent crime committed in London. He continued: "What we're going to be doing an event in August called Make London Safe Again. It will be a demonstration to make London Safe Again and put real pressure on Sadiq Khan to make London feel safer again.

Two can play at that game, if they can do it, then we can Yanni Bruere

"It will be going to good causes and it will be going to other events." Mr Khan and President Trump have repeatedly locked horns after the US leader condemned the Mayor over records showing an increase in violent crime on the streets of London. There have been 1,296 stabbings in London since the beginning of 2018, 51 fatal. In an interview before his arrival in the UK, the US President again attacked Mr Khan saying he has "done a very bad job on terrorism." Mr Trump said: "You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London. He has done a terrible job.