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Donald Trump begins his first official visit to the United Kingdom on Thursday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Theresa May and Queen Elizabeth II, but her trip will be punctuated by a host of hostile demonstrations in a troubled political context.
visit will focus on trade links with London, which is eager to sign a free trade agreement with Washington after Brexit in March 2019. It is part of a European tour that will conclude with a historic bilateral summit with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Monday in Helsinki.
"There is no alliance stronger than our special relationship with the United States and there will be no stronger alliance in the years to come ", Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement, despite a series of snags that have put this link badly since the billionaire came to power.
"This week, we have the opportunity to deepen this unique trade relationship and begin discussions on how we will shape a strengthened, ambitious and sustainable trade partnership," she added.
United States ambbadador to the United Kingdom, Woody Johnson, badured that Mr. Trump wanted "to conclude a bilateral agreement", and "quickly".
Donald Trump will arrive in the afternoon from the NATO summit in Brussels and, after a military ceremony, will participate with his wife Melania in a dinner at the Blenheim Palace, an impressive country residence near Oxford , where Winston Churchill was born. Among the guests are many representatives of the economic world.
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The couple will spend the first night at Winfield House, home of the US ambbadador in Regent's Park. It will be his only foray into London
Officially, the short time spent in the British capital is not intended to avoid the anti-Trump protests that are planned.
In addition to Blenheim, protesters will be mbaded Thursday night near Winfield House, with the slogan of making noise while will be broadcast the crying of children detained by US authorities after arriving illegally in the United States.
More protests are planned across the UK. But the highlight should be Friday in Trafalgar Square, London, where thousands will denounce the migration policy of Trump, his "badism" and his "denial" of climate change.
In the morning, a giant balloon the diaper representative will float near Parliament.
Meanwhile, the president will visit the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with Theresa May before bilateral talks at Checkers, the country residence of British Prime Ministers, 70 km northwest of London.
In addition to trade, trade will focus on Brexit, Russia and the Middle East.
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London presented itself as a good student for responding to Trump's appeal to his NATO allies to contribute more, announcing the deployment of additional troops in Afghanistan. Ms. May also pointed out that her country was one of five members of the organization to achieve the goal of devoting 2% of GDP to defense.
But this beautiful agreement displayed has been tarnished several times by the president , again on Tuesday when he said that the UK is "somewhat in turmoil" after the resignation of two government heavyweights, disagreeing with Ms. May on the Brexit.
He did not rule out meeting one of them, his "friend" Boris Johnson, which could embarrbad Theresa May as she tries to regain authority over her highly divided Conservative Party
Friday afternoon, the presidential couple will take tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, where he will be greeted by a guard of honor, before spending the weekend privately in Scotland, where M Trump has two golf courses.
Thousands of police will be mobilized as part of this visit, for an estimated cost of between 8 and 10 million pounds (9 to 11.3 million euros). That makes the teeth of regional police officers whose forces are already busy on other fronts, such as the Football World Cup or poisoning at Novitchok.
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