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The BBC This Week host took a side-splitting pop at London Mayor Sadiq Khan jokingly announcing US Ambassador Woody Johnson would fly a Khan balloon over the Embassy. The Greater London Authority (GLA) last week announced Mr Khan had authorised protestors to fly a 6 feet 'angry baby Trump" balloon over Parliament Square during US President Donald Trump's working visit to the UK. Mr Neil said: "Welcome to This Week, live from Westminster and dead from the neck up, where news reaches us that in retaliation for the Mayor of London allowing a giant Trump baby blimp in a nappy to be floated over London, the Americans have decided to float an even bigger blimp of Sadiq Khan over the US Embassy. "‘He’ll be wearing a stab vest,’ said the US Ambassador because even at 200 feet in the air, this has become a very dangerous city under his watch."

Trump protest: Andrew Neil took a pop at Khan over the angry baby Trump balloon

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.

"Take a look at the terrorism that he is taking place. Look at what is going on in London."

Even at 200 feet in the air this has become a very dangerous city under his watch Andrew Neil

The President continued: "I think he has done a bad job on crime, if you look, all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in.” President Trump touched down at Stansted Airport on July 12 before being whisked away to the countryside alongside wife Melania to attend a black-tie dinner hosted by Mrs May in his honour. He will join Theresa May at a military base later today to observe a joint counter-terrorism exercise involving UK and US special forces. Mr Trump will also hold talks on foreign policy with Mrs May at Chequers, before meeting the Queen at Windsor Castle - 26 miles from the capital. Anti-Trump protestors are set to assemble at Portland Place in the early afternoon before marching down Regent's Street to hold a rally in Trafalgar Square from 5 pm.