US president arrives on Tuesday for lavish programme, as Sadiq Khan calls for UK leaders not to shy away from ‘being critical’
Donald Trump has landed in the UK ahead of an unprecedented second state visit.
The US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, touched down on Tuesday evening at London Stansted onboard Air Force One ahead of a series of events over the next two days, including being hosted by King Charles, military parades and a possible flypast by the Red Arrows alongside British and American F-35 jets.
It comes amid criticism in the UK of Trump’s policies and rhetoric, with the Stop Trump Coalition gathering for a protest in Windsor on Tuesday and the group planning another demonstration in central London on Wednesday.
Writing in the Guardian, Sadiq Khan accused the US president of doing more than anyone else to “fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years”.
