Comrade Corbyn and a rallying cry to his ragtag army
JEREMY Corbyn led an extraordinary attack on Mr Trump last night as he condemned his ‘misogyny, racism and hate’.
On a day when tens of thouands of mainly Left-wing protesters took to the streets, the Labour leader launched a blistering tirade.
amid chants of ‘Oh, Jeremy Corbyn’, he attacked his record on immigration and climate change and called for the ‘politics of togetherness’.
The veteran left-winger – who if elected to Number 10 could one day stand opposite Trump – then applauded the ‘wonderful gathering’. ‘Our diversity is a message of solidarity,’ he said. ‘We are asserting our right to demonstrate, our right to free speech,’ he said. ‘I wish to live in a world of peace not of war.’
The incendiary intervention raised fears the hostile reception could permanently damage relations with our closest friend. One critic highlighted how Mr Corbyn is willing to meet Ira terrorists but criticises Theresa May for greeting the most powerful man in the world. It came after Trump suggested he may never return to London after ‘puerile’ protests led by a caricature ‘baby blimp’ balloon.
The Us president said he felt ‘unwelcome’ in the capital as an
angry army of thousands took to the streets. They were led by a ragtag left-wing army bearing improvised instruments, babies and the infamous balloon.
Among the most vocal protesters were hardline Corbynistas, revolutionary communists and socialist workers. They were joined by memtary bers of Cage, which once described Islamic State killer Jihadi John as a ‘ beautiful young man’, clad in orange jumpsuits.
Other protesters included Liberty Human Rights, Southall Black Sisters and Bloody Good Period which campaigns for the provision of sani- products for refugees. Six people were arrested for offences including assault and an attack on a police officer, as well as for breaches of public order and parole.
Addressing the crowds in the shadow of Nelson’s Column, Mr Corbyn said: ‘It’s not about interfering in the affairs of another country. But when somebody on a global stage condemns Muslims because they’re Muslim, it’s not acceptable and we will call it out.’
Earlier at Islington Town Hall, he said Britain should not be ‘rolling out the red carpet’ for Mr Trump. And in an online video he said the president was invited ‘at a time when his dangerous and inhumane policies are putting the lives and wellbeing of millions of people at risk.’ Mr Trump was flown out of central London before thousands could mass for the protests. Ministers pulled out all the stops to show our guest the ‘best of British’ during a whistle- stop tour of spectacular military pageantry.
Yet despite keeping the world’s most powerful man away from central London, he is unlikely to miss TV coverage of streets thronging with protesters.
After lunch at the PM’s Chequers country home, he declared the relationship between Britain and America remains ‘the highest level of special’. But it was clear the protests may have hit home. Hours earlier, Mr Trump had said: ‘I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London.’
Additional reporting: Neil Sears
‘I wish to live in a world of peace’