‘Go Away’: Major Anti-Trump Demonstration Takes Place in London as Protesters Rally Against President’s U.K. State Visit

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of London on Wednesday to rally against the second state visit of President Donald Trump.

Demonstrators gathered from around 2 p.m., local time, with many holding anti-Trump signs emblazoned with slogans such as “Go away, Trump” and “Stop Trump.” Some protesters could also be seen waving Palestinian flags as they called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

Organized by the Stop Trump Coalition, attendees marched towards the British parliament. The protest had additional support from groups connected to climate activism and gender equality, making the event all the more effective.

High-profile participants included Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of U.K.'s Labour Party.

"While Donald Trump dined at Windsor castle, thousands of us turned out to reject a politics of hatred, division, and fear," said Corbyn, who had earlier addressed the crowds outside parliament. "We had a message to him and our own government. Stop appeasing the far-right, stop arming Israel, and start promoting peace and equality instead."

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A number of “Baby Trump” replica balloons were on display amongst the crowd in central London, a nod to the giant balloon that hovered over protests in the capital in 2019, during Trump's first state visit. The original balloon has since been donated to the Museum of London.

“We want our government to show some backbone, and have a little bit of pride and represent that huge feeling of disgust at Donald Trump’s politics in the U.K.,” Zoe Gardner, one of the protest’s organizers, told the BBC.

“The majority [of people] agree that we should not be rolling out the red carpet for Donald Trump. The large numbers of people marching today are telling [U.K. Prime Minister Keir] Starmer and his government that they must stand up to Trump,” a spokesperson for the Stop Trump Coalition told TIME.

Metropolitan Police deployed more than 1,600 officers to the protest in London, 500 of whom were sourced from other departments across the U.K.

The Stop Trump Coalition also organized breakout protests across the rest of the U.K., in cities such as Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, and Newcastle.

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Meanwhile, protests took place in Windsor, where Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania, were hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Activist group Led by Donkeys timed large-scale images of Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to project onto Windsor Castle minutes after the President landed in London on Tuesday night.

Thames Valley Police arrested four people on suspicion of malicious communications in relation to the stunt.

On Monday, protesters unveiled a large banner emblazoned with an image of Trump and Epstein on the lawn outside Windsor Castle. The banner was removed prior to Trump’s arrival.