<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><b>YOU’VE GOTTA LOVE THE BRITS !</b></div><div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">Courtesy of the <i>BBC</i> (London, England) at:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44732754#">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44732754#</a><br><div><br></div><div>———————————————</div><div><br></div><div><div><h1 class="story-body__h1" style="border: 0px; color: rgb(30, 30, 30); font-family: Helmet, Freesans, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.125; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Giant 'Trump Baby' could fly over London for president's visit</h1></div><div><br></div><div>Plans to fly a giant inflatable figure depicting Donald Trump as a baby over London during the US president's visit have been approved.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Trump is due to meet Theresa May at 10 Downing Street on 13 July.</div><div><br></div><div>Campaigners raised almost £18,000 for the helium-filled six-meter high figure, which they said reflects Mr Trump's character as an "angry baby with a fragile ego and tiny hands".</div><div><br></div><div>London Mayor Sadiq Khan gave permission for the balloon to fly.</div><div><br></div><div>The White House has been approached for comment.</div><div><br></div><div>On Twitter former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the plan was "the biggest insult to a sitting US President ever".</div><div><br></div><div>Under the plans the inflatable will be allowed to fly for two hours on the morning of Friday 13 July.</div><div><br></div><div>Leo Murray, who is behind the crowdfunded idea, said: "[Mr Trump] really seems to hate it when people make fun of him.</div><div><br></div><div>"So when he visits the UK on Friday, we want to make sure he knows that all of Britain is looking down on him and laughing at him.</div><div><br></div><div>"That's why a group of us have chipped in and raised enough money to have a six-metre high blimp made by a professional inflatables company, to be flown in the skies over Parliament Square during Trump's visit."</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Murray said organizers initially "didn't get off to the best start with the mayor's office over this, who originally told us that they didn't recognize Trump Baby as legitimate protest".</div><div><br></div><div>However, he said City Hall had "rediscovered its sense of humor - Trump Baby will fly".</div><div><br></div><div>A statement on behalf of the London mayor said he "supports the right to peaceful protest and understands that this can take many different forms".</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Khan's city operations team met organizers and gave them permission to "use Parliament Square Garden as a grounding point for the blimp".</div><div><br></div><div>More than 10,000 people signed a petition calling for the inflatable to be given permission to fly, activists said.</div><div><br></div><div>Mr Khan and Mr Trump have repeatedly clashed on Twitter, including in the aftermath of the London Bridge attack.</div><div><br></div><div>Before the figure can take off, campaigners will also need permission from the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) as the project constitutes a "non-standard flight in controlled airspace", a spokesperson said.</div><div> </div><div>Because Parliament Square sits within restricted airspace, additional approvals are also needed from the Metropolitan Police.</div><div><br></div><div>Max Wakefield, who is one of the people working on the project, said the group is "confident it will obtain all necessary permits".</div><div><br></div><div>He said the initial crowdfunding target was just £1,000, but this was reached within 24 hours.</div><div><br></div><div>The extra cash will now be used to send the balloon on a "world tour" and "haunt" Mr Trump wherever he goes, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The Met has been approached for a comment.</div></div><div><br></div><div>———————</div><div><br></div><div>Photos . . .</div><div><br></div><div>Campaigners tried out the inflatable baby at Martin Luther King adventure playground in Islington.</div><div><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_01.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_01.jpg</a></div><div><br></div><div>The inflatable Trump Baby is six meters tall.</div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_02.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_02.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>Campaigners claim the figure reflects Mr Trump's character as an "angry baby".</div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_03.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_03.jpg</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div>The plan is for the Trump Baby to take off from Parliament Square.</div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_04.jpg">http://www.MoscowCares.com/BBC/BBC_Baby_Trump_070518_04.jpg</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>———————————————<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>