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As the Tory Government collapses in front of our eyes, police across the country are preparing for potential chaos of a different kind.

President Trump’s visit alone will require around 10,000 officers, borrowed from every force in the country.

When JFK came in 1961, he was met with a cheering crowd of over half a million people.

That’s before we had an unashamed racist in the White House.

When Trump arrives on Friday tens of thousands will attend protests around the country. More worrying, we’ll see marches from his supporters amongst the far right with a track record of violence.

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This is a man, let’s not forget, who openly quoted far-right group Britain First; called for a total ban on all Muslims entering the United States which would have extended to our own Mayor of London; said all Haitain immigrants have AIDS; and reportedly said laziness is a trait in black people.

As our brilliant, diverse football team has got within touching distance of the World Cup, we’re welcoming a man who has built his career in politics on whipping up hatred.

The police operation for his visit will be enormous, just when Tory cuts have reduced their numbers to the lowest in living memory.

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Officers from across the country are being sent to protect Trump, leaving towns and cities across the UK ill-protected. One Chief Constable has even said he doesn’t know how he will keep the show on the road. With crowds gathering for a World Cup final this is leaving police forces unacceptably stretched and the public at risk.

Think of the toll on police officers, who have been run ragged in recent times as their numbers have been recklessly slashed as crime has rocketed and more and more often their leave is cancelled in response to crises like the terror attacks or other peaks in demand.

It is simply dangerous to keep asking our police officers to do more and more without giving them the time they need to recuperate.

It means our police become less and less resilient and less able to respond to the challenges of civil emergencies or terrorist attack.

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Trump’s isn’t even a proper state visit so much as a series of jollies around the country organised by a desperate Prime Minister who has lost her Foreign Secretary and is still in search of a foreign policy. Trump will see the Queen at Windsor but the invite only extends to a cup of tea.

Then he’ll head up to Scotland for the “private element of his visit”, at a cost of £5m to us as taxpayers.

Many across the country will be asking why should we be paying for this man’s mini-break?