
Jeremy Corbyn this afternoon delivered a firebrand speech to anti-Donald Trump protesters in London - obliquely accusing the President of 'creating a sense of hate' and fostering racism.

In an extraordinary speech for a politician who could one day have to work with Mr Trump, the Labour leader did not mention the President by name but played on familiar themes of his critics in a high-energy speech.

Mr Corbyn also sprung to the defence of London Mayor Sadiq Khan one day after he was called a 'stone cold loser' by Mr Trump - and suggested the President had 'created a greater sense of hate and hatred'.

The 70-year-old politician who hopes to one day become Britain's prime minister spoke as tens of thousands of protesters failed to turn up to anti-Trump demonstrations today which had been billed as a 'carnival of resistance'.

Photographs showed a lacklustre crowd of only a few tens of thousands of activists at most gathering while the President was inside 10 Downing Street meeting Prime Minister Theresa May as part of his three-day state visit.

March organisers have already downgraded their expectations from 250,000 people to just 75,000 - blaming a 'working Tuesday' for the lower number, which is the most organisers believe they can expect to turn up. In fact estimates of attendance were in the low tens of thousands.

Mr Corbyn raged at the US President in a frothing speech at Parliament Square - condemning him for treating refugees like 'enemies', ignoring climate change, and trying to exploit the NHS for profit. In a message that will delight his hard-Left acolytes, he insisted Mr Trump had 'no answers' on how to create 'peace and justice'.

Despite snubbing the ceremonial banquet the Queen threw for Mr Trump last night, Mr Corbyn - known for sitting down with Hamas, Hezbollah and the IRA in the past – denied he was avoiding talking to Mr Trump.

Mr Trump himself said in a joint press conference with Mrs May this afternoon that the Labour leader had asked for a meeting, but he had refused, describing Mr Corbyn as a 'somewhat negative force'.

The President added: 'I think the people should look to do things correctly as opposed to criticise - I really don't like critics as much as I like and respect people who get things done - so I decided not to meet.'

He also dismissed the protests as 'fake news', saying: 'We left the Prime Minister, the Queen, the royal family, there were thousands of people on the streets cheering. Even coming over today there were thousands cheering.

'Then I heard there were protests, I said 'Where are the protests? I don't see any protests'. I did see a small protest today when I came - very small - so a lot of it is fake news I hate to say.'

Jeremy Corbyn this afternoon delivered a firebrand speech to anti-Donald Trump protesters at Trafalgar Square in London

Thousands of anti-Trump protesters gather at Trafalagar Square today, but estimates of 250,000 people seemed off the mark

Police officers try to restore order after a scuffle breaks out between those for and against Donald Trump in London today

US President Donald Trump's limousine The Beast (circled in red) passes in sight of the Baby blimp at Parliament Square today

Mr Corbyn is escorted away from Parliament Square after delivering a speech during the demonstration in London today

Poor turnout: Extremely thin crowds gathered around the Trump Baby blimp at Parliament Square this afternoon

Socialist demonstrators wave flares as they take part in a protest against US President Donald Trump in London this afternoon

Thousands of protesters make their presence known at Trafalgar Square in London today as they protest Mr Trump's visit

Placards are placed on the ground at Trafalgar Square that went uncollected ahead of the march in London today

Protesters march to Whitehall from Trafalgar Square this afternoon as they protest the state visit by President Trump

Uncollected placards are placed around Trafalgar Square today, including some saying: 'No to Trump, no to war'

Protesters gather at Trafalgar Square today. Organisers say the rally could be 'the biggest demonstration in British history'

MailOnline reader Lisa Sergent sent in a photo of abandoned placards on the ground, saying: 'You call these eco-warriors?'

Labour's Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell joins the march against the visit of President Trump in London this afternoon

And he said 'protest and activism' was the best way to bring about political change. The furious language will heighten fears that a Corbyn premiership could lay waste to the Special Relationship.

The veteran Left-winger has spent decades complaining about US power, demanding the West gives up nuclear weapons unilaterally. Mr Trump has already warned that he would have to see whether Mr Corbyn could be trusted before agreeing to continue crucial security cooperation.

The full speech by Jeremy Corbyn in London today 'Look around this crowd, look at each other. We are young, we are old, we are black, we are white, we are disabled, we're LGBT, we're the whole wonderful mosaic of diversity and inclusion that we represent on this demonstration today. 'We are the living embodiment of what a democratic society is about, where people come together not to exploit their differences, but to share the joy of learning something from each other and from other's experiences that others may not go through the hardship that so many have gone through to bring about some of the social changes we've achieved. 'And so, in welcoming visitors from the United States, I hope there can be a conversation. I am not, absolutely not, refusing to meet anybody. I want to be able to have that dialogue to bring about the better and more peaceful world that we all want to live in. 'But I'm very disappointed particularly today on the wonderful festival of Eid that our Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has been attacked in the way that he has. I'm proud that our city has a Muslim mayor, that we can chase down Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, any form of racism within our society. Because racism divides, exploitation of minorities divides, exploitation of minorities brings about hatred, dislike, disdain and a horrible place for individuals to live in. 'When you've created that sense of hate, when you've destroyed people's self-esteem by those forms of racism, do you know what? You haven't built a house, you haven't built a school, you haven't trained a nurse, you haven't defended our natural world – all you've done is created a greater sense of hate and hatred that goes with it. 'So, we as a community and people have to work together to bring about that different world. We're in the midst of a debate about the future of our relationship between Britain and Europe and the rest of the world. The basis of that debate should surely be that we encourage the protection of jobs and living standards and public services and reach out to people all across the world. 'But it should not be a debate about how we go forward with No Deal at the same time as offering up our precious wonderful National Health Service to private American companies to come in and take it over. We will not stand for that. We will fight with every last breath of our body to defend the principle of a healthcare service free at the point of need for everybody as a human right. 'In the same way, many colleagues from my party in my shadow cabinet and Parliamentary group are proud to put forward the same principle for an education system based on the right to learn and the right to know, not the ability to be able to buy it from somebody else. It is about the kind of world we want to live in. 'There is a refugee crisis around the world. There are 65 million people across the globe who have no place to call their own as home. They're living as internal exiles in some countries, they're living in refugee camps, or they're undertaking perilous journeys to reach a place of safety. Sixty-five million is more than at any time in recorded history there have been displaced people on this globe. 'Can we stop treating people who travel for a place of safety, escape from oppression, from climate change-induced degradation or economic poverty to try to make their contribution to the world - don't treat them as enemies, treat them as fellow human beings and citizens of this planet who deserve our support, our sympathy and our understanding. 'But recognise as many of us did when we marched in 2003 in Hyde Park that going to war has consequences. Consequences for the soldiers who die, who we remember this week from the commemoration of what happened on D-Day. The consequences live on in the disability, the mental health stress, the dislocation and the flows of desperate refugees. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and Syria are feeding this desperate refugee flow. I want to work with every government across the planet to bring about a peaceful world where we don't solve our problems by going to war, we solve our problems by an understanding of history and how those conflicts came about. That is the intelligent message of peace that I believe we're giving here today in this marvellous demonstration here in Whitehall. 'And there is one other thing I want to say, and it's this. Three weeks ago in parliament, it was my privilege and pride to introduce sadly a very necessary resolution – a resolution that the British Parliament should declare there is a climate and environmental emergency across the whole planet. I'm proud to say that it was not opposed, therefore it was carried, and that is the decision of the British Parliament. 'But, passing a motion like that is only part of it. If we are to protect the natural world and environment on which we all depend, then actions have to be taken. A world dedicated to personal profit and greed, to mass exploitation and the most intensive forms of farming destroys the natural world, bit by bit by bit, that we all rely on. Sixty per cent of wildlife has been lost in this country in the past 40 years and it's getting faster and getting worse. The problems are galloping all around the world. 'The Paris climate change accord was the product, not just of the brilliance of some of the people who were there negotiating it, but in reality it was the product of decades and decades of environmental campaigners pointing out there have to be limits to how much you destroy the planet. Never forget, protest and activism eventually leads to change. And so, I want to live in a world that survives, I want to live in a world that thrives. You do that by respecting the natural world, you do that by respecting each other, you do that by recognising that we learn from each other's history. 'So I say to our visitors that have arrived this week. Think on please about a world that is one of peace and disarmament, is one recognising the values of all people, is a world that defeats racism, defeats misogyny, defeats the religious hatreds that are being fuelled by the far-Right in politics in Britain, in Europe and the United States. 'They have no answers, no answers to young people growing up worried about their futures, no answers to the communities that have lost their industries, no answers for the people that are desperate in all parts of the world to get to somewhere to live, no answers to those people that are desperate to get the medical help and support they need, no answers to those going through a mental health crisis of any sort all over the world. 'Do you know what? Together we can make a big difference, together we can change this world. Together we can bring about that peace and justice. And by our demonstration here today, we've shown just how determined we, all of us, are to achieve that better place and that better world. Thank you for being here today, for peace, for justice and disarmament.' Advertisement

Mr Corbyn said: 'When you've created that sense of hate, when you've destroyed people's self-esteem by those forms of racism, do you know what?

'You haven't built a house, you haven't built a school, you haven't trained a nurse, you haven't defended our natural world – all you've done is created a greater sense of hate and hatred that goes with it.'

He added: 'I say to our visitors that have arrived this week. Think on please about a world that is one of peace and disarmament, is one recognising the values of all people, is a world that defeats racism, defeats misogyny, defeats the religious hatreds that are being fuelled by the far-Right in politics in Britain, in Europe and the United States.'

Mr Corbyn finished his speech by rousing protesters, saying: 'Do you know what? Together we can make a big difference, together we can change this world. Together we can bring about that peace and justice. And by our demonstration here today, we've shown just how determined we, all of us, are to achieve that better place and that better world. Thank you for being here today, for peace, for justice and disarmament.'

The Trump Babysitters group estimated tens of thousands of protesters were involved in the demonstrations - fewer than an estimated 250,000 who gathered when Mr Trump visited the UK on July 13 last year.

John Rees from Stop The War Coalition, one of the organisers of today's protest, told MailOnline: '75,000 are out on the streets of London, from Whitehall to Trafalgar Square and all around, on a working Tuesday. 'We're happy with the numbers here today.'

Dan Jones, a Trump blimp group 'babysitter', added: 'We're no strangers to the rain in the UK yet it's still something special when tens of thousands hit the streets on a wet working day. That's as strong a rejection of Trump's politics as you could ask for.'

Mr Trump got a sight of the infamous 20ft Trump Baby blimp at Parliament Square as protesters marched from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament.

Demonstrators shouted expletives as the President passed the blimp in his limousine 'The Beast' along with his sizeable motorcade on the way to meet Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street.

Earlier, organisers wearing red jumpsuits and hats marked 'Trump Babysitters' launched the orange inflatable Baby blimp to huge cheers from onlookers. Some 3,182 officers have been deployed to police the visit today.

Protesters from the Stand Up To Trump and Stop Trump groups congregated for a rally also featuring a speech by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who snubbed last night's state banquet at Buckingham Palace.

Mayor Sadiq Khan has let the coalition of hard-Left activists and campaigners lampoon Mr Trump with an 16ft robot tweeting on a gold toilet and a 20ft baby blimp which also appeared during his previous visit in July 2018.

Protesters hope to paralyse parts of Central London in protest after laying on coaches to bring thousands of supporters to the capital as they marched from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square this afternoon.

It comes after a protest outside Buckingham Palace promising to 'wreck' a royal banquet hosted for Mr Trump last night was a damp squib and attracted just 300 supporters who chanted 'Donald Trump's not welcome here'.

However, organisers had earlier said that today's rally could be 'the biggest demonstration in British history', despite the Iraq war protest in London in February 2003 attracting more than a million people.

Protests are also planned in Birmingham, Stoke, Sheffield, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Chester, Leicester, Oxford and Exeter – a day after Amnesty International unfurled five banners on Vauxhall Bridge in view of the US embassy.

Climate change activists, students, pacifists, trade union members and families are expected to gather, while the protesters will include Handmaids Against Trump - women who will be draped in red with white hoods in homage to Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel about a crackdown on reproductive rights.

Heated arguments broke out between pro and anti Trump supporters at Parliament Square after a small group of men and women, several wearing 'Make America Great Again' hats, started shouting 'we love Trump'.

They were confronted by another small group protesting the President's visit, some of whom were carrying EU flags. The EU supporters shouted 'you can shove your Brexit up your a***', as police officers watched on.

Speaking at Parliament Square this morning, Shaista Aziz, from the Stop Trump coalition, said the demonstration was 'very exciting' and the Trump blimp has 'captured the world's imagination'.

The group has raised £30,000 ahead of the blimp's flight, for charities they say help groups and minorities affected by Mr Trump's policies. 'It's very significant the fact that you can raise that much money in two weeks, there's a will to have this in the air,' said Ms Aziz. 'We know that this will definitely annoy Trump.'

She said the president has conducted himself in a 'disgraceful manner' since arriving in London and that 'helps' the protesters' cause. 'It helps us shine a light on the very serious issues around this Trump presidency,' she said.

James O'Brien, of County Mayo, was selling toilet paper with Mr Trump's face on it in Trafalgar Square. 'The only toilet paper in the world that's already got c**p on it', he shouted, as he sold two for £5 out of a trolley. 'It's the most fun you'll ever have on the toilet,' he suggested.

Mr O'Brien said he had carried out the stunt at the previous protests against Mr Trump's visit to the UK.

Asad Rehman, one of the protest organisers from the Stop Trump Coalition, said: 'The whole protest is about the mistake of the Government to roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump.'

Mr Rehman said it is not about the individual but 'the politics he represents', adding: 'It's a fundamental mistake for the Government to normalise that politics.'

He said he expects a 'sizeable' crowd at the central London protest. 'We want to raise the bar and stand up for democracy and human rights,' he added.Mr Rehman said Mr Trump wants pictures of the pomp and ceremony to help him in a presidential re-election campaign in 2020.

Speaking to the crowd on Whitehall, Frances O'Grady, general secretary of the TUC, referred to Mr Trump using the word 'nasty' to describe the Duchess of Sussex. Ms O'Grady said: 'Better to be a nasty woman than a dirty old man.'

Today the police have closed off roads all over Central London again as Trump visits St James' Palace and Downing Street

The Stop Trump group posted a map on Facebook showing where the 'self-organised blocs' will gather at Trafalgar Square

A graphic details the various components of 'The Beast' which is transporting the President and his family around London

Anti-Trump protesters gather next to the Trump Baby blimp after it is inflated at Parliament Square in London this morning

Labour party leader Mr Corbyn leaves after speaking at the anti-Trump demonstration on Whitehall in London this afternoon

Police forces guard the area as people gather in Central London to demonstrate against the state visit of Mr Trump today

People hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in Central London as protesters gather to demonstrate this morning

People carruomg Communications Union balloons and banners take part in the anti-Trump protest in Whitehall this afternoon

A woman holds a placard saying Mr Trump is a 'danger to the world' as the Baby blimp is inflated at Parliament Square today

Demonstrators hold placards at Trafalgar Square in London today on the second day of President Trump's state visit to the UK

Protestors gather at Trafalgar Square in London today around a 16ft robot depitcting Mr Trump tweeting on a gold toilet

Demonstrators carry a figure of Baby Trump in a cage during the anti-Trump protest in London this afternoon

Protestors gather by the fountains of Trafalgar Square in London today to protest the state visit to the UK by Mr Trump

Mr Trump had denied calling Meghan 'nasty', despite The Sun newspaper sharing an audio recording of the president's interview with them.

Donald Trump's itinerary in London today 9.10am: Donald Trump leaves US Ambassador's residence of Winfield House in Regent's Park en route to St James's Palace 9.40am: Mr Trump arrives at St James's Palace and participates in a business roundtable 11.10am: Mr Trump and his wife Melania leave St James's Palace en route to 10 Downing Street 11.20am: The Trumps arrive at 10 Downing Street and meet Prime Minister Theresa May, before Mr Trump has an expanded bilateral meeting (11.45am) and working lunch (12.25pm) 1.45pm: Mr Trump has a press conference with Mrs May 2.25pm: The Trumps are given a tour of the Churchill War Rooms 3.20pm: The Trumps leave the Churchill War Rooms en route to Winfield House. They arrive back at Winfield House at 3.50pm 7.45pm: The Trumps meet The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at Winfield House, before having a pre-reciprocal dinner reception (8.10pm), followed by a 'presentation of guest' (8.20pm), reciprocal dinner (8.35pm) and signing of a guestbook (9.50pm) Advertisement

Meghan has been a vocal critic of the US president in the past and backed his political rival Hillary Clinton.

Before the 2016 presidential election the duchess, then an actress, suggested she would leave the US if Mr Trump won.

In a recent interview with The Sun newspaper, Mr Trump claimed he was unaware of Meghan's comments and said: 'I didn't know that. What can I say? I didn't know that she was nasty.'

Some anti-Brexit demonstrators joined onlookers waiting for the Trump blimp to fly.

Clare Barton, 48, a registrar from Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, said she joined the protests because 'Trump very much supports Brexit' and there is an 'an extreme right wing mentality' behind both Trump and Brexit.

'We need to be clear on the message to stop Brexit, stop Farage and Boris Johnson,' said Ms Barton, who was flying Saltire and EU flags.

'He (Trump) is not going to compromise on Brexit and wants trade deals on the NHS, which we hold very dear.'

But Trump supporter Lewis Metcalfe, from Richmond in North Yorkshire, said he took a day off work to travel to London and offer 'a difference of opinion'.

'I'm obviously going to be a minority today. I'm not here to troll, to cause a riot or cause disruption,' said 28-year-old Mr Metcalfe, who was at Parliament Square wearing a 'Make America Great Again' cap.

Demonstrators take part in the anti-Trump protest below Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square in London this morning

Protestors gather at Trafalgar Square in London this morning on the second day of the state visit to the UK by President Trump

(From left) Philip May and Prime Minister Theresa May welcome US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to Downing Street today

A man dressed in a gorilla costume and Donald Trump mask is stood inside a cage beside the blimp in Parliament Square today, accompanied by a fellow activist in a prison uniform impersonating Boris Johnson. A sign on the cage says 'do not feed the gorilla, he only eats chlorinated chicken', in apparent protest at US government hopes to see UK food standard laws changed in a future trade deal. 'The 'Commander in Chimp' and I are both men of conviction and we look forward to getting a great many convictions in future,' the Boris Johnson impersonator told onlookers

Members of the Baby Trump blimp team set up the inflatable balloon at Parliament Square as a woman takes a selfie today

Protestors gather at Trafalgar Square today ahead of a march to Parliament Square expected to attract 250,000 people

Demonstrators wear US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May masks at the protest in London today

Protestors gather in Trafalgar Square in London today on the second day of the state visit to the UK by President Trump

The Baby Trump blimp is set up by a team member at Parliament Square today on the second day of Mr Trump's state visit

A 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet at Trafalgar Square in London this morning

Demonstrators put the finishing touches to a 16ft talking robot of Mr Trump on a gold toilet in Trafalgar Square today

'I don't agree with all his policies. He's not the greatest president in the world but he does get things done.

'I think it (the protest) is a little bit hypocritical because you get hundreds of thousands of people for Donald Trump today and yet we had minuscule, maybe hundreds of people, for Xi Jinping and Mohammed Bin Salman.'

Donald Trump is a 'sexual predator' and a racist who does not deserve a visit, says Emily Thornberry Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry, pictured last month Emily Thornberry escalated the war of words between the Labour Party and Donald Trump today as she labelled the US President a 'sexual predator'. The Shadow Foreign Secretary claimed Mr Trump is a racist who does not deserve the honour of a state visit hosted by the Queen. Ms Thornberry told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the leader of Britain's most important ally should be stood up to 'the way you deal with a bully' because 'if you bow down in front of them you just get kicked harder.' She said: 'A state visit is an honour and we don't think this president deserves an honour. 'The truth is he has tried to close borders with Muslim-majority countries, he is caging small Mexican children, he has grabbed women and boasted about it. 'He is a sexual predator, he is a racist and it's right to say that - we need to think about when is it our country got so scared?' She also defended Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn from accusations of hypocrisy for attending a state banquet for the Chinese president but snubbing the banquet for Mr Trump last night. She said: 'When you have a close friend and they're going wrong, you are more likely to be adamant with them and clearer with them than someone who has not been as close a friend and someone you are trying to build a relationship up with.' Advertisement

A team of organisers wearing red jumpsuits and hats marked 'Trump Babysitters' prepared the site at Parliament Square today as camera crews from media outlets watched on.

The square is a stone's throw from the Houses of Parliament, where nearby roads are sealed off and police stood guard in anticipation of large protests.

The 16ft talking robot of Mr Trump sitting on a gold toilet attracted onlookers in Trafalgar Square.

Don Lessem travelled from Philadelphia in the US with the robot which says the phrases 'No collusion', 'You are fake news' and 'I'm a very stable genius' - the audio of which is Mr Trump's own voice.

The robot also makes a farting sound, and Mr Lessem said: 'The fart we couldn't get from him (Trump) so we had to use a generic fart.'

He said he had the robot made in China and it is making its debut outing.

Mr Lessem said of Mr Trump: 'Well he's a disgrace. I want people to realise that this doesn't represent America. Humour is my weapon. He's a would-be dictator.'

Mr Lessem said Mr Trump loves pomp and ceremony 'because he's an egomaniac'.

Scotland Yard has put areas surrounding Buckingham Palace and Downing Street on 'lockdown' – with 10,000 officers deployed in a £25million security operation – and has asked for reinforcements from other forces for the three-day visit.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick last night said her officers will be 'firm' with those who break the law after a climate change protest in London earlier this year got out of control.

Activists have been given permission to protest today in Whitehall, just yards from Downing Street, while Mr Trump and Theresa May hold meetings with officials.

They will chant 'Donald Trump's not welcome here', to a cacophony of noise from drums, gongs and whistles. Organisers plan to erect a stage in the street where various anti-Trump speakers will address the crowds.

As well as Mr Corbyn, the rally will be attended by a string of Labour shadow ministers, including Emily Thornberry, Diane Abbott and Dawn Butler. Mr Corbyn said he will join crowds to 'stand in solidarity with those he's attacked in America, around the world and in our own country'.

Ms Thornberry claimed Mr Corbyn's attendance at a state banquet for the Chinese president was 'different' from Mr Trump's.

Mayor Sadiq Khan has agreed to let agitators lampoon Mr Trump with the robot on a gold toilet at Trafalgar Square

Commuters and tourists take selfies with a 16ft talking robot of US President Donald Trump in Trafalgar Square today

Protesters hand out Donald Trump toilet paper in London as people start to gather to demonstrate against the state visit today

Organisers wearing red jumpsuits and hats marked 'Trump Babysitters' prepare the site for the Trump Baby blimp today

Police officers stand guard this morning as they wait for US President Donald Trump during his state visit in London

Parliament Square is next to the Houses of Parliament, where the Trump Baby blimp is pictured being prepared today

A demonstrator holds a placard during an anti-Trump protest in London outside the Houses of Parliament this morning

A demonstrator blows up a balloon showing the Trump Baby blimp as he takes part in the protest in London this morning

Protesters hold a miniature version of the Trump Baby blimp along with other banners as they protest his visit in London today

A member of the Baby Trump blimp team wearing a 'Trump Babysitter' jacket waits for it to be inflated in London this morning

A pro-Trump activist poses with the flag of Israel in front of the Donald Trump robot at Trafalgar Square in London today

A protester holds up a placard in Parliament Square in London this morning, trying to instead focus attention on Syria

She said: 'When you have a close friend and they're going wrong, you are more likely to be adamant with them and clearer with them than someone who has not been as close a friend and someone you are trying to build a relationship up with.'

My Holocaust survivor mother inspired me to make the Trump toilet statue, says US protester Don Lessen with his statue of Mr Trump sat on a gold throne An American protester told how his Holocaust survivor mother inspired him to spend two months building and shipping a Donald Trump sculpture of the US president sitting on a gold toilet. Don Lessen's statue of Mr Trump sat on his gold throne greeted laughing protestors gathered in Trafalgar Square today. Mr Lessen, 67, from Philadelphia, told MailOnline: 'My mother Gertrude is a holocaust survivor who just turned 100. She told me Trump's behaviour was how Hitler started. 'So when Trump started caging children with no compassion, that's when I decided to make a Trump sculpture. It's taken two months to build and ship here from China to be here today. 'It makes statements like, 'you are fake news', 'I'm a very stable genius' and it even makes fart noises. I made (him at) home sitting on the loo because that's all he does all day.' Advertisement

The Labour MP said Mr Trump needed to be stood up to 'like the way you deal with a bully' because 'if you bow down in front of them you just get kicked harder'.

TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady and Mark Serwotka, head of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), will also speak to those gathered.

Today, demonstrators will be blocked from walking the entire length of Whitehall for security reasons.

It means they will have to walk a circuitous route via Embankment if they want to reach Parliament Square, where a 20ft blimp depicting the President as an angry baby will be flown.

Organisers have been given permission to fly it by the London Mayor's office and the Metropolitan Police.

A 16ft talking robot depicting Mr Trump sitting on a gold toilet, which has been shipped in from China, is also expected to make an appearance.

There will also be 'milkshaking', during which protesters will bombard figures of Mr Trump, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson with milkshakes.

Organiser Shabbir Lakha said: 'We would like this to be the biggest demonstration in British history.'

Mr Lakha added that the plan was to fill Trafalgar Square, Whitehall and Embankment – 'effectively surrounding' the areas where Mr Trump will be visiting.

'We are going to be assembling in Trafalgar Square and will march down Whitehall, with a rally at the Monument to the Women of World War II next to the Cenotaph, which should be at the same time Donald Trump is in Downing Street.'

Among those taking part will be environmental activists, anti-racism campaigners and women's rights protesters.

Hundreds of teenagers involved in the recent youth strikes against climate change are also expected to attend.

The blimp depicting a cartoon baby Donald Trump flew in London during the president's last visit (pictured, in July 2018)

Mr Trump's three-day state visit to Britain began with a row between him and London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan (pictured)

Anti-Trump protesters gathered outside Buckingham Palace last night but only around 300 people turned up

Mr Trump appeared unconcerned by the protest plans, writing on Twitter last night: 'The relationship with the United Kingdom is very strong.

'Tremendous crowds of well-wishers and people that love our country. Haven't seen any protests yet, but I'm sure the Fake News will be working hard to find them.'

Miss Dick said police were expecting fewer protesters than took to the streets for Mr Trump's visit to Britain last year, when the figure was put at close to 250,000.

She added: 'We will be pretty firm if protesters are intending to try to protest in a way which is unlawful, and very, very firm if anybody wants to do anything which might in any way endanger security.

'We take our role really seriously – on the one hand to keep safe the visiting head of state and their entourage and everybody connected with it, and of course our own Royal Family, and on the other hand in a liberal democracy like ours to ensure that if people wish to protest lawfully they can do so without crime, and do so safely.'

John Apter, chairman of the Police Federation, said: 'There are not enough officers to meet the day-to-day pressures on policing, so this on top is a huge ask.'