Caroline Lucas will tonight address thousands of people at a demonstration against President Trump's controversial travel ban.
The demonstration [1], which begins at 6pm on Whitehall and is being replicated across the country, brings together MPs, celebrities and campaigners.
Over a million people have signed a petition calling for Donald Trump's state visit to be cancelled, with over 6% of Brighton Pavilion constituents signing up - the highest proportion in the country. [2]
Ahead of the protest, Caroline Lucas slammed the Government for ‘complicity with tyranny’ after a ‘weekend of shame’.
She said:
“This truly was a weekend of shame. Not only was the Government’s response to Trump’s barbaric executive order utterly disgraceful, but it undermined any claim from the Prime Minister that she would stand up to the US President on the issues that matter. This isn’t engaging in diplomacy – it’s complicity with tyranny.
“The planned state visit should now be cancelled – and the invitation binned. It’s no wonder that over a million people have signed a petition against the visit, and I’m proud that over one in twenty of my constituents have joined that call. This evening I will be joining thousands of others in calling out Trump’s islamophobia and racism – and making clear that we expect our Government to stand up to bigotry, not meekly back away from confronting it.”
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Caroline Lucas is available for interview before the demonstration and whilst she is there.
Contact: Matthew Butcher on 07885 459 904 or clucasmedia@parliament.uk
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