Scots anti-trump visit group meets

A coalition group opposed to any potential visit to Scotland by US president Donald Trump has held its first meeting.

The Scotland United Against Trump meeting was attended by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard and Patrick Harvie, leader of the Scottish Greens. They were also joined by a trades unions group.

The meeting yesterday acknowledged there has been no confirmation of a visit but was united in supporting a massive protest should it happen.

Officials from Unite Scotland, Unison, the CWU and the GMB all supported marching behind the Scotland United Against Trump banner.

Pat Rafferty, Scottish secretary of Unite, said: “Of course this is early stages as we don’t know if President Trump will visit the UK and if he does, whether he will reach Scotland in his travels.

“We are confident we can build an opposition coalition to Donald Trump so that he’ll know that, should his feet touch the ground here, he’ll know he isn’t welcome.”

The event, at Unite Scotland’s headquarters in Glasgow, was also attended by the Muslim Council of Scotland, the Scotland against Trump Group, the Campaign for Socialism and Stand Up to Racism.