Donald Trump to avoid London protests, including his giant 'angry baby' balloon

Donald Trump is set to avoid spending much time in London during his first official visit to the UK as US President next week widely being seen as a way to avoid the many protests being planned in the British capital including flying of a giant angry baby balloonAccording to official details unveiled by Downing Street on Friday Trump will arrive for the twoday working visit next Thursday afternoon straight from a NATO summit in Brussels Belgium It has also been confirmed that he will be joined by US First Lady Melania Trump during the tour which will include an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor CastleThe couples only time in London will be on Thursday night for a sleepover at the US Ambassadors official residence in the city Winfield HouseWe regard it as a victory that Donald Trump does not appear to have any official engagements in London or anywhere with a large population Instead he will stay hidden away in country estates and castles said a spokesperson for Together Against Trump a collective of a series of trade union and environment groups behind most of the antiTrump protests in LondonBritish Prime Minister Theresa May will host the Trumps for an exclusive blacktie dinner at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on July 12 The palace around 65 miles from London is the birthplace of Britains wartime Prime Minister Winston ChurchillThe event will begin with a military ceremony in the Great Court performed by the bands of the Scots Irish and Welsh Guards The bands will play the Liberty Fanfare Amazing Grace and the National Emblem a statement from Downing Street saidOther guests at the dinner include leaders from business sectors including representatives from financial services the travel industry creative industries the food and drink sector engineering tech infrastructure pharmaceuticals and defence celebrating the business links between the UK and US the statement saidThe evening is expected to have a joint USUK flavour with the Countess of Wessexs Orchestra performing a series of classic British and American hits and the Royal Regiment of Scotland bagpiping the President out at the endThe bilateral leg of the visit will kickstart with May and Trump heading to an asyetunnamed defence site to witness a demonstration of the UKs cutting edge military capabilities and integrated UKUS military training on July 13This will be followed by a trip to Chequers the British Prime Ministers country retreat for a working lunch and what has been dubbed as substantive bilateral talks on a range of foreign policy issuesDonald and Melania Trump will then travel to Windsor Castle to meet the Queen before heading to Scotland the birthplace of US Presidents mother and also where he owns two golf courses on July 13 eveningThe US First Couple will then spend the weekend in Scotland as part of the unofficial leg of their UK visitThe detailed itinerary of the visit emerged soon after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan gave the goahead for a giant angry baby balloon of Trump to fly over the British capitalCampaign groups and trade unions have planned a full schedule of protests to greet Trump whose sixmetre heliumfilled angry baby balloon to fly over Parliament Square is expected to be the centrepiece on July 13He is a deeply insecure man and that is the only leverage we have over him If we want his attention we have to do something that humiliates him said Leo Murray an environmental campaigner behind the crowdfunded balloon stuntHe described the inflatable blimp as an obscene mutant clone of the President and says it will hold up a huge mirror of truth to the worldWe want to make sure he knows that all of Britain is looking down on him and laughing at him Murray saidMore than 10000 people had signed a petition calling for the inflatable to be given permission to fly and campaigners raised over 16000 pounds to pay for the giant balloon which they said reflects the US Presidents character as an angry baby with a fragile ego and tiny handsFrankly its embarrassing Its embarrassing for the people flying it for the British residents of London and for people in the UK I dont think it will bother him said a spokesperson for Republicans Overseas a representative group for US Republican partyUnder the plans the balloon will be allowed to fly for two hours on the morning of July 13 as Trump heads for his meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street using nearby Parliament Square Garden as a grounding pointA spokesperson for the Mayor of London said The Mayor supports the right to peaceful protest and understands that this can take many different formsHis city operations team have met with the organisers and given them permission to use Parliament Square Garden as a grounding point for the blimpPakistaniorigin Khan and Trump have repeatedly clashed on Twitter over terrorism and crime including in the aftermath of the London Bridge attackHowever before the balloon can take off on the day campaigners also need permission from the National Air Traffic Service and Scotland Yard The group behind the stunt branding themselves as antifascist Art Activists are now liaising with the Metropolitan Police and Civil Aviation Authority to ensure airspace over London is managed safely on the dayCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever