Demonstrators Dressed as Chickens, Cow and Donald Trump Protest Against UK-US Trade Deal in London
A demonstrator dressed as Donald Trump holding a syringe pretends to inject a pantomime cow during the Stop Trump Coalition protest in Parliament Square, London, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 ahead of the US Presidential election on Nov. 3. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
Some 50 people assembled near the Houses of Parliament to protest the ongoing negotiations for the trade deal, which the UK government is counting on to cushion the impact of Britains departure from the European Union.
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- Last Updated: October 24, 2020, 19:39 IST
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Demonstrators dressed as chickens, a cow and President Donald Trump gathered Saturday in London to protest a proposed U.S.-U.K. trade deal that activists say will lower food safety standards.
Some 50 people assembled near the Houses of Parliament to protest the ongoing negotiations for the trade deal, which the U.K. government is counting on to cushion the impact of Britains departure from the European Union. Demonstrators are worried the agreement will relax rules for food imports from the U.S.
One protester wore an oversized Trump head and carried a giant syringe to highlight concerns that beef treated with hormones could be sold in the U.K. Critics are also worried about the importation of chickens washed in chlorine, a practice they suggest covers up poor animal husbandry practices.
Another demonstrator dressed as a cow named Daisy. Asked whether she was uneasy about the possible lowering of food standards, she nodded and said: Moo.
