Wednesday September 17, 2025
By TheNewsDESK |
Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended Wednesday, September 17, on central London to decry the United States, US president’s unprecedented second state visit to the UK.
London’s Metropolitan Police estimated that there were around 5,000 people at the protest.
With Trump receiving the red-carpet treatment at Windsor Castle, around 22 miles (35 kilometres) west of London, demonstrators marched in the heart of the British capital to display their disdain for him on the first full day of the trip.
“We’re protesting, I suppose, about everything about Donald Trump. You don’t know what placard to carry, really; there are so many things (to dislike),” former teacher Dave Lockett, 67, told AFP.
“He’s sowing destruction and disorder throughout the whole Earth… If Trump’s ideas get into this society, then what we’re talking about is fascism in Britain,” he added.
The protesters massed near the BBC’s headquarters in the early afternoon before heading south to Parliament Square for a rally hosted by well-known comedian Nish Kumar and podcaster Coco Khan featuring various speakers.
They were to include new Green Party leader Zack Polanski, veteran left-wing lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn, and environmental activist and writer George Monbiot.
Yashi Sriram, a doctor originally from India, turned out with a placard reading, “End the Genocide, Stop Trump.”
“I just wanted to show support for the people of Palestine, really, more than anything else,” said the 32-year-old.
“I don’t think anyone should be welcoming Trump at this point. It’s scary that he’s the leader of a country to begin with,” she added.
A group called the Stop Trump Coalition organised the demo, with a broad alliance of organisations sponsoring it, including Amnesty International UK, Black Lives Matter UK, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Greenpeace.
