Hayes & Harlington Gazette

Mayor joins march against Trump

Thousands out for women’s protest

- By Amita Joshi amita.joshi@trinitymir­ror.com

SADIQ Khan got into the spirit – if a little awkwardly – at the Women’s March London as 100,000 people marched against Donald Trump’s presidency.

The Mayor of London, who attended the monumental event on Saturday (January 21) was captured on camera wedged between singers at the march.

Khan appears to be getting a little shy in getting his sing on though, as he takes a back seat and listens to the demonstrat­ors instead, before adding a few lines here and there.

The march, led by the Women’s Equality Party, was carried out alongside major cities across the TJG1ST world, Washington.

Party leader, Sophie Walker, said: “This year I want to lead a party and a movement of women and men who will stand strong in the face of racism, sexism, homophobia and all other kinds of discrimina­tion.

“We must unite to protect our rights in the face of a US administra­tion and including uncertain Brexit negotiatio­n. We must protest an environmen­t in which many minorities feel threatened.

“We must build tolerance and diversity at all levels of society.”

The celebrity turnout included Charlotte Church, model and fashionist­a Alexa Chung, Emma Watson and even Sir Ian McKellen.

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Photos: Jack Taylor & Dan Kitwood/ Getty Images
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