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this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 11:00: on the first day of his visit to the uk, president trump is welcomed by the queen at a state banquet, here at buckingham palace. a day of pomp began with the president inspecting a guard of honour on the lawn at buckingham palace. but there was controversy this morning, when, moments after touching down, mr trump called the mayor of london, sadiq khan "a stone—cold loser" after mr khan said he didn't agree with the visit. despite being kept well away from the presidential motorcade all day, protestors say they'll make their voices heard, throughout mr trump's visit.
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and the leader of the labour party, jeremy corbyn, says he will speak as an anti— trump rally tomorrow. hello and a very warm welcome. i am christian fraser outside buckingham palace, where president trump has been attending a banquet hosted by the queen at the end of this, his first state visit to britain. the queen and the president spoke warmly of the shared sacrifice made by men and women from the us and the uk during the d—day landings 75 years ago this week. at the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, stayed
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away from the banquet, declining his imitation, as did some other politicians. this is a first report from john sobel. it contains some flashing images. the state banquet in the baltimore buckingham palace. white tie for men, long white gloves for men, long white gloves or women, medals, insignia, ntr is welcome. the centrepiece of any state visit. mr president, i am delighted to welcome you and mrs trump to buckingham palace this evening. the queen spoke of the shared sacrifice of d—day and pointedly defended the institutions that have kept the peace since. bodies which the president seems much cooler towards. while the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these structures, nations working together to safeguard a hard one piece.
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notably absent, the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, and the speaker, john bercow, who declined to attend. the president didn't seem to attend. the president didn't seem to notice. he was delighted to be there. on behalf of all americans, eye of a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long cherished and truly remarkable reign of her majesty, the queen —— i offa reign of her majesty, the queen —— i off a toast. thank you. if this date dinner is the height of royal protocol, the date wouldn't exactly start like that. moments before donald trump arrived on air force one he lost a most un— presidential attack on twitter on the mayor of london, sadiq khan. after that presidential twitter
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blast, the real cannon fire as donald trump was given a gun salutes welcome. as he flew above the city that sadiq khan presides over, it's safe to assume the president would be rolling out the red carpet at the white house for him anytime soon. time for the pump to take over from the politics. the president and first lady, melania trump, were greeted at buckingham palace by prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. in the two and a half yea rs of cornwall. in the two and a half years of donald trump is my presidency we have learned his views daily on anything and everything, from the queen who has been on the throne for more than six decades we know nothing. and whatever she thinks of her unconventional visitor, that is how it will dou btless visitor, that is how it will doubtless remain. though a year ago the palace let it be known the queen was totally unconcerned when the us president walked ahead of her to inspect the troops. today, no such protocol infractions, although it came close. these pictures will play
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very well in the united states, where the royal family is still a source of huge fascination. and, remember, this trip isn'tjust about the royal family, it's about the trump family, too. who have all come along. this is a state visit with nearly all the bells and whistles. there's no gold coach ride up the mall because of security concerns, there is nojoint address mall because of security concerns, there is no joint address to parliament, because the speaker chose not to invite him. there was a display of gifts and artefacts. the president expressing some interest in what the queen was showing him. and then it was time to leave. this trip is a celebration of the closeness between the us and uk, even though there are many issues where it is a more fraught relationship and special relationship, and trade, climate change, on iran, on the chinese company huawei, there are big differences. but that will be the
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meat of tomorrow's political discussions. at westminster abbey, a moment of solemnity as the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown warrior. over the years, so many american and british soldiers had been comrades in arms. there was tea with prince charles at clarence house, where, i understand, the edge of the throne did raise the issue of climate change, an issue where the two men don't see eye to eye. and as for the duchess, well maybe she had something in her eye. this has been a day that has delighted the white house, delighted the president. the state visit has lost none of its lustre. john sobel, bbc news, buckingham palace. let's get more on that banquet attended by president trump, hosted by the queen, at the end of the first day of his state visit to britain. at tonight's lavish dinner, the queen and the president spoke warmly of the shared sacrifice made by servicemen and women from the us
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and the uk during the d—day landings, 75 years ago this week. the leader of the opposition, jeremy corbyn, stayed away, declining his invitiation, as did some other politicians. let's take a listen to the remarks made by her majesty the queen at tonight's banquet. as we face the new challenges of the zist as we face the new challenges of the 21st century, the anniversary of d—day reminds us of all that our countries have achieved together. after the shared sacrifices of the second world war, britain and the united states worked with other allies to build an assembly of international institutions to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated. while the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these
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structures. nations working together to safeguard a hard one piece. of course it is not only our security which unites us, but our strong cultural links and shared heritage. every year there are almost 4 million visits by americans to the united kingdom, with a great number claiming british descent. and with your own scottish ancestry, mr president, due to have a particular connection to this country. —— you too. we are also bound by the strength and breadth of our economic ties as the largest investors in each other‘s economies. british companies in the united states employ overi companies in the united states employ over i million companies in the united states employ overi million americans and the same is true vice—versa. mr
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president, as we look to the future, i'm confident that our common values and shared interests will continue to unite us. tonight we celebrate analyse that has helped to ensure the safety and prosperity of both oui’ the safety and prosperity of both our peoples for decades, and which i believe will endure for many years to come ——an alliance. in response, president donald trump has praised "seven decades of treasured friendship" between the uk and us — in what was a carefully scripted speech. let's have a listen. her majesty inspired her compatriots in that fight to support the troops defend her homeland and defeat the enemy at all cost. we also pay tribute to prince philip's distinguished and valued service in the royal navy during the second world war. on the queen's lovett
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father king george vi, delivered a stirring national address —— beloved. that day he said, after nearly five years of toil and suffering we must renew that crusading impulse on which we entered the war and met its darkest hour, ourfight entered the war and met its darkest hour, our fight is entered the war and met its darkest hour, ourfight is against entered the war and met its darkest hour, our fight is against evil and free world in which goodness and honour may be the foundation of the life of man in every land. this evening we thank god for the brave sons of the united kingdom and the united states who defeated the nazis and the nazi regime and liberated millions from tyranny. the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great crusade. as we
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honour our shared victory and heritage we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future. freedom, sovereignty, self—determination, the rule of law, and reference for the rights given to us by almighty god. from the second world war to today, her majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions. she has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty, and patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. there have been some small protests here against the president, but tomorrow organisers say they're expecting more than a quarter of a million people to turn out on london's streets, and they'll hear an address by the labour leaderjeremy corbyn. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. "haven't seen any protests yet," the president tweeted,
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"but i'm sure the fake news will be working hard to find them." they were just below his helicopter as he landed for the state banquet, although just a few hundred strong. he's a racist, he's a climate change denier and he's a playground bully, frankly. i don't think he's earned a state visit, i don't think he should be having dinner with the queen. sexist, misogynist. ijust don't want him to be here. don't you think it's right that as the leader of one of our closest allies he should be here for a state visit? if he were a better human being, yes. ijust feel i am condoning it by rolling out the red carpet. the president also tweeted, "tremendous crowds." it was in truth a low—key turnout for demonstrators and supporters alike. i would say enjoy great britain and london and watch what you tweet because it sometimes comes across the wrong way. he is the best leader now that we have in the world
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and really the american people, they should treasure him, they really should treasure him. i don't necessarily think that people should be all upset about trump. it is the office of the president. tomorrow is the big day of protest. tens of thousands of people are expected out on the streets. they won't get near to president trump but they are hoping when he is in downing street that he will hear their protest outside in whitehall. say it loud, say it clear! donald trump is not welcome here! the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, instead of dining with the president tonight, confirmed he will be protesting against him tomorrow. with a wave for those who had come to support him, the president who generates such strong views for and against him mightjust spot more protesters on the second day of his visit. lucy manning, bbc news. so day one over. let's take a look at the plan
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tomorrow for president trump. after staying the night at winfield house, in the morning, president trump and theresa may will co—host a breakfast meeting at stjames's palace with senior business leaders from both the us and the uk. the president and first lady will then travel to downing street, where they will have lunch with the prime minister and hold talks. in the evening, president and mrs trump will host a return dinner at winfield house. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall will attend on behalf of the queen. on wednesday, the queen, the prince of wales, president trump and the first lady will travel from central london to portsmouth, where they will attend the commemorations at southsea common to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings. they will be joined by 300 d—day veterans. the queen will formally bid farewell to the president and mrs trump in portsmouth, who will then depart later in the day and travel to ireland.
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before meeting the queen this morning, president trump took to twitter to criticise the mayor of london, sadiq khan, from stansted airport's runway. yesterday, sadiq khan said the uk should not be rolling out the red carpet for president trump. in a tweet, the president called the mayor of london a stone cold loser. mr trump also compared sadiq khan to new york city's mayor, bill de blasio, who he said was dumb and incompetent. in reply, mr de blasio said being compared to sadiq khan was a compliment. in the last hour, new york city's mayor, bill de blasio, has been giving his reaction to president trump's tweets to emily maitlis on newsnight. even for donald trump, this was extreme, to attack a major leader of an allied country. there is no question in my mind this was beyond
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the pale in so many ways. it's not— you know, we've seen so many things from president trump, but this one is just not normal, it's not acceptable. and sadiq khan to me is an exemplary leader, and he raised a very powerful concern, which obviously sparked trump's i, when he said that donald trump is part of this growing intolerant right wing movement around the country, around the world, i'm sorry, that is harming democracy. it is harming the realities of a tolerant society. and then to have the president of the united states attacked him, in a way that i don't doubt for a moment was not only personal, but was also very much directed at him as a muslim, no, this deserves an apology. donald trump should apologise to sadiq khan, because this goes far beyond the pale, even for donald trump. khan, because this goes far beyond the pale, even for donald trumpm didn't actually talk about him being about them. talked about and ungracious welcome. i mean, that was at the heart of it, wasn't it, that
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he felt he should be received graciously by this country, and by london's mayor. i am arguing to you that the message was thinly veiled at best, that it was in fact because sadiq khan is a muslim. donald trump has made a career of attacking people based on race and religion and ethnicity. this is very much the pattern we've seen for a long time. as the first day of president trump's state visit draws to a close, officials are already looking forward, with security being ramped up ahead of this wednesday's d—day commemorations. the queen and the american president, donald trump, are among the heads of state attending the ceremony in portsmouth. the cost of the policing operation is expected to run into many millions of pounds. but those in charge are determined the focus of the event should be on the d—day veterans being honoured, rather than on the controversy which follows president trump. nikki mitchell reports.
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metre by metre, every part of southsea common and the surrounding area is being searched. this is eerie, history is old, he's a springer spaniel, one of our dogs and he set to search for explosives. the event is huge and we are just as pa rt the event is huge and we are just as part of the operation. there research is going on day and night, for security of people attending and foster the security of the public. people will be able to hear vetera ns‘ accou nts people will be able to hear veterans‘ accounts of the day when they sit on this memorial bench, installed by the commonwealth graves commission. gaps in the sea defences, so that tanks could get us through in the action. local vetera ns through in the action. local vete ra ns ru n through in the action. local veterans run ci’oss through in the action. local veterans run cross and through in the action. local veterans run cross and bobjones are among those being honoured on wednesday. we really didn't think about the danger. we knew we had a job to do, and if anything happened to us, that was hard luck.|j
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job to do, and if anything happened to us, that was hard luck. i did what i said, i crept up, crept up. what's all these people around me? i said, they are in the water. you would think they would get out of the water and come up and join me, where i am, you know? no, they was dead. they was dead. no-one wants the sacrifices made in the bravery of those involved in the the normandy landings to be overshadowed by the now inevitable controversy president trump‘s attendance will bring. the man in charge of the mammoth security operation being mounted here is well—qualified. he policed donald trumpvisit to blenheim palace and windsor last year, and the protest that followed. it is significant, and properly the largest policing operation that hampshire have operated in many yea rs. we hampshire have operated in many years. we want anyone coming to protest to get in touch with us, let‘s have the discussion and look at how we can provide them with an opportunity to get their voice across and to say that his but not ina way across and to say that his but not in a way which is going to disrupt the event for the veterans, which is
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where our focus should be. i the event for the veterans, which is where ourfocus should be. i hope there are no protesters, and upset there are no protesters, and upset the day at all. contingency plans for every eventuality have been made, though. hampshire‘s marine unit is out patrolling the shore. they will be armed police and officers on horseback on the streets. the vip area is surrounded by steel barriers disguised as a fence. all the ministry of defence will tell us about its role in the security of this event is that the arrangements are highly complex. it is bringing in military equipment and thousands of personnel. together with the government, the mod is also footing the enormous cost of security, so already stretched police budgets aren‘t eroded even further. judijames is a body language expert. she has been keeping a close eye on some of those key interactions today. thanks so much forjoining us here on bbc news. what has particularly caught your eye today? a day of
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mixed versions of trump ‘s. i was fascinated by his arrival in the uk, because there had been the sweetest on beforehand. i mean, he had literally been tweeting as the plane landed on the tarmac. and normally my expectation would be that trump comes out of those kind of... it is like boxes, he normally emerges looking very peacock in, displaying very confident, and i expected him to arrive like that at the top of the stairs, but he looked as though the stairs, but he looked as though the whole thing had genuinely rattled him, upset him, annoyed him. he was very low—key. he and melania, her head was down, he barely smiled, her head was down, he barely smiled, he got what was called a window cleaning wave, so there was nothing —— none of the usual showboating alpha display that we get from trump, and that quite after what he had just been tweeting. we also got, because there‘s always that enigmatic thing about their choreography together. the moment
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when they went to walk across the tarmac together onto the helicopter, andi tarmac together onto the helicopter, and i don‘t know if you noticed, but he did an enquiry, he put his hand down and just gently tapped her hand. cani down and just gently tapped her hand. can i hold your hand? she kind of place her hand there, but she took it away a few seconds later. i think melania is emerging as a much stronger character in the double act at the moment, and i think she is a great traditionalist, and i think she felt a lot more confident here, but she didn‘t want the pda, particularly, although she still got four pats, like jeremy particularly, although she still got four pats, likejeremy hunt, she got four pats, likejeremy hunt, she got four pats, likejeremy hunt, she got four pats on the back. judy, what about the body language between donald trump and the queen, because she seemed to me to be very smiley when she met him. she was, she is very much like that these days, actually. she was very chuckling and good—humoured. but i thought with him she was very gracious. there‘s been so much controversy and so many people that didn‘t want to meet him,
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she looked genuinely warm when she met him. he came up the stairs and did quitea met him. he came up the stairs and did quite a distant greeting, which for him is unusual, his normally somebody that likes to do power shakes. but unfortunately, in the photographs in the newspaper, it looks like a fist bump, but it wasn‘t. i think the queen unusually extends her fingertips, and wasn‘t. i think the queen unusually extends herfingertips, and i think his hand looked huge against hers, but just patted her slightly. his hand looked huge against hers, butjust patted her slightly. and i think he is very much going for a look of sort of authority, to a certain extent, but they did seem to get on probably the best of all of them. he displayed a lot of friendship rituals with prince charles, but even as the evening was wearing on, as they went around looking at the artefacts, he was coming down to her height, kind of chatting, and he looked genuinely engaged. so that was quite unexpected. i mean, i know the queen will always be polite and gracious,
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but he also sort of came out of his trump —ness and seem to want to make friends. you mentioned looking at the artefacts. prince harry, of course, was there, and he was looking after ivanka, primarily, president trump‘s daughter. looking after ivanka, primarily, president trump's daughter. yes, he was. he was keeping a pretty low—profile. it also that — rather unusually for him, that dour facial expression, there were several shots of him looking almost wanted. he was watching donald trump but from a difference, and although he was with ivanka and i‘m sure he was not in any way performing dereliction of duty or anything, he was very much talking to the woman that was showing the artefacts, not really joining in the social side of it, so idid joining in the social side of it, so i did wonder whether somebody was keeping an eye on him from back at home. he lost that fun, he lost the social side. so not looking particularly happy, i didn‘t think, to be in the same room. well, prince
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harry of course didn‘t attend the state banquet tonight, but plenty of other members of the royal family did, didn‘t they? what did you make of that? because that was the full p°mp of that? because that was the full pomp and circumstance, wasn‘t it? of that? because that was the full pomp and circumstance, wasn't it?m was, andi pomp and circumstance, wasn't it?m was, and i mean, trump really rose for the occasion, he has gone for the word dignity, he was standing chin raised, when he made his speech, his eyebrows went up, otherwise he was doing what is called a mouth clamped, it is almost ajohn wayne called a mouth clamped, it is almost a john wayne look, as he walked into the room. i noticed that melania looks very engaged and was kind of watching him as he was making his speech. prince charles for some reason was examining his own fingers on the table, and william was looking at something on the ceiling, so looking at something on the ceiling, soi looking at something on the ceiling, so i think they have probablyjust heard so many speeches, but they weren‘t quite as engaged as theresa may, who was very upright, hanging on every single word. we must leave it there, i know you have had a busy
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day and you will have a busy one tomorrow. good to talk to you, thank you. now it‘s time for the weather, with stav da naos. hello there. many parts of the country saw a lot of cloud and outbreaks of rain over the weekend. southern britain had a brief, short lived heatwave with temperatures reaching 29 celsius in norfolk on sunday afternoon, making this the highest temperature of the year so far across the country. but those temperatures came down across the south—east quite dramatically through monday, and for the rest of this week it is looking unsettled thanks to a series of low pressure systems which could bring quite a bit of rain in places at times. there will be some sunshine around, but it will generally feel on the cool side for the time of year. now, let‘s have a look at tuesday. this is the low pressure which brought the shower and breezy conditions on tuesday. the next area of low pressure will bring wet weather to the south—west corner of the country first thing on tuesday morning. further north and east, we could start off in a bit of sunshine around, but it will be quite a wet story for the south—west through wales, that ran pushing into central
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and southern scotland, northern ireland, and some of it pushing into the eastern side of england as well. could see a few heavy showers flirting with the south—east coast, but here we can also see some sunshine putting temperatures to 20 degrees. the far north of scotland largely dry, but cooler here, 11 or 12 largely dry, but cooler here, 11 or i2 celsius. low pressure still with us as we i2 celsius. low pressure still with us as we head on into wednesday, slowly moving northwards, this weather front bringing some rain to scotland, and it could also threaten the south—east corner of england with some heavy and may be thundery showers, a bit of uncertainty to the westward extent of that. elsewhere, though, away from scotland, where it will be quite grey, cool and wet, we should see some sunshine around. that could spark a few heavy showers across southern that could spark a few heavy showers across southern areas. that could spark a few heavy showers across southern areas. those temperatures range from around 13 in the north to 17 or 18 in the south. now, this feature as we had to wednesday night into thursday could run through the north sea and bring some wet weather to the eastern side of the country. it will moving towards scotland, we think, for thursday, and some of this rain
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could be particularly heavy and persistent. elsewhere, though, light winds. some spells of sunshine but that could spark off again a scattering of showers, some of which can be heavy and thundery across southern areas. those temperatures againa bit southern areas. those temperatures again a bit below the seasonal average, low to mid teens celsius in the north, high teens further south. it becomes more uncertain as we head towards the end of the week, it looks like low pressure to the north of the uk, this next area of low pressure moving into biscay, the north of france, could bring some heavy and maybe thundery rain again to south and the south—east, but there remains some uncertainty on this. elsewhere it looks like being a day of light winds, some spells of sunshine, but also some showers, some of which could be heavy. those temperatures generally reaching highs into the mid to upper teens celsius. so let‘s head on into this weekend. it looks like this area of low pressure could bring another round of wet weather to the eastern side of the country. here is another area of low pressure ringing showers
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to the north—east of the country. it is about low pressure into the weekend, but gardeners and farmers will appreciate the rain across some eastern areas, it has been ever so dry. some heavy rain across the north of the country, further south, some heavy showers and some sunshine in between. beyond the weekend, looks like low pressure continues to bring unsettled conditions, mainly sunshine and showers, but as we head into the following week, it could be that this ridge of high pressure tries to move into the south—west which could settle things down. that could bring some drier weather with increasing sunshine. there remains a lot of uncertainty to the weekend forecast, so stay tuned.
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