PhotoSome Britons plan to protest in the streetsThe announcement of Mr. Trump’s visit received mixed reactions from British politicians and the public. Politicians and anti-Trump campaigners across Britain are mobilizing online to stage mass protests during Mr. Trump’s planned visit. Mrs. May hopes to strike a free-trade deal with the United States once it has quit Europe’s tariff-free trading area. Mrs. May, meanwhile, has had to watch as the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has forged unexpectedly warm ties with Mr. Trump. So Mr. Trump’s visit to Britain provides an opportunity for Mrs. May to prove that she retains a healthy and close-working relationship with the president, despite recent tensions.

Source: New York Times April 27, 2018 16:52 UTC