People from across the UK have descended on London for large protests against Donald Trump’s visit to the UK.

The 72-year-old touched down in the capital today for his first visit to the UK as US President.

But many parks and squares have been fenced off as tonight large numbers of protesters are expected to hold rallies.

Demonstrators bang pots and pans as they gather at the US ambassador residence in Regent’s Park, London (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)

Protesters wave banners and flags in the capital (Picture: Wheatley/WENN)

Some expressed their views with bells and whistles (Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

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Protestors outside the entrance to Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, ahead of the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Theresa May (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

And Trump was booed and jeered as he was helicoptered out of Regent’s Park.


Noisy protesters shouted ‘shame on you’, waved anti-Trump placards and banged on pots and pans.

Protesters waved well-worn slogans on huge banners (Picture: Wheatley/WENN)

Anti Trump activists gathered outside a ‘ring of steel’ fence (Picture: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock)

Others claimed the grandfather has been deceitful (Picture:Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock)

A retired teacher, from Scotland, has joined the protest in the park.



The 61-year-old, who would only give her first name Jane, said: ‘I promised myself if he ever stepped foot in this country I would come out and protest.’

She said she disliked Trump’s ‘whole attitude’ was particularly upset with his stance on climate change.

People vented their anger with expletives on their banners (Picture: AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMENTOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)

The banners used vivid comparisons and imagery (Picture: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock)

Demonstrators gather in Westminster, London, as part of the protests (Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire)

A ‘dump trump’ sign is seen as people pack the streets in protest (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Regent’s Park was packed with bustling protesters for hours (Picture: Wheatley/WENN

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Aria Vakami, originally from Greece, turned out for her first ever protest.

The 20-year-old, who now lives in London, said: ‘I really don’t like his policies.

One protester wore a Harry Potter T-shirt and proclaimed Trump’s hair contains a portion of Voldemort’s soul (Picture: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock)

Protesters gather at the gates of Blenheim Palace where Donald Trump is due to have dinner with Theresa May (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Heavy police presences are monitoring the protests to ensure they are peaceful (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

The politician’s first visit to the UK as US President has been met with outrage by some (Picture: Gareth Fuller / PA)

Many people had prepared for the rallies for some time (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

‘I don’t like him. He can come (to the UK) but I want to be able to protest.’

Jami Fullerton, a Hillary Clinton supporter who had come from Oklahoma, US, said the protest was ‘democracy at its finest’.

‘I’m here to witness democracy outside of our own country to see how other democratic societies express themselves. I think it’s great. The British are pretty gentle people,’ she said.

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A large group of demonstrators adopted an alternative version of England’s World Cup anthem Three Lions as they sang and shouted, ‘He’s going home, he’s going home, he’s going, Trump is going home’ in the park.

John Rees, of the Stop The War group, described Mr Trump as a ‘wrecking ball’ as he addressed those gathered.

He said: ‘He’s a wrecking ball for race relations, he’s a wrecking ball for prosperity, he’s a wrecking ball for women’s rights, he’s a wrecking ball for any peace and justice in this world and we have to stop him.’

Anti Trump activists gather outside the ‘Ring of Steel’ fence put up to seal off the residence at Blenheim Palace (Picture: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock)

Bells and whistles rang out alongside cheers and claps for speakers throughout the protest, staged near the US ambassador’s official residence.

Trump arrived with wife Melania this afternoon. They’ll meet the Queen in Windsor, Berkshire, tomorrow.

Several hundred of campaigners gathered near Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, where Trump and his wife will tonight attend a black-tie dinner with Theresa May.

Some have met in other cities across the UK, including Cardiff.

Some carried placards in Regent’s Park (Picture: Rick Findler/PA Wire)

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Many attended their first ever protests today to share their views (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, tweeted to warn protesters ‘not to cause trouble or break the law’.

The dad of two has long been an opponent of Trump and, said earlier this year, the US President’s views are ‘polar opposites’ of London’s values.



The pair clashed in the aftermath of the London Bridge terror attack, which killed eight innocent people.

People are concerned that Trump will get the red carpet treatment during his brief visit to England (Picture: AP/Luca Bruno)

Security has been increased across the capital (Picture: Kirsty O’Connor/PA Wire)

Men and woman chanted and booed down megaphones (Picture: EPA/STR)

And, with the UK’s threat to international-related terrorism currently ‘severe’, Metropolitan Police issued how it is ensuring the protests are safe.

It said a request to use an open-top double decker bus in a protest was refused due to safety reasons.

A statement read: ‘We are obliged to balance the needs of protesters with issues of the safety, particularly in a crowded place, of those people attending the event and the wider community in London.

Those coming to protest during President Trump’s visit must be peaceful and good-spirited. To those intent on causing trouble or breaking the law, I simply say: you are not welcome. — Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) July 12, 2018

‘There are several protest groups intending to meet at Portland Place on Friday, 13 July before marching to either Parliament Square or Trafalgar Square. Since 14 June 2018, the Met has been, and continues to be, engaged with organisers from two of the protest groups, The Women’s March on London – Bring the Noise and Together against Trump. We have met with representatives from both protest groups on several occasions.

‘To reduce any risks to people gathering in Portland Place we applied for, and Westminster City Council approved, a temporary traffic order on Friday, 13 July between 10:00 and 20:00hrs, which means that road closures will be in place for vehicles.

‘The role of the Met is to achieve a balance between public safety and people’s right to protest. Another significant part of the policing operation is also to minimise disruption to the communities of London, so we have tried to ensure that all our plans and policing operations take this into account wherever we can.’

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