{"id":37605,"date":"2020-10-23T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=37605"},"modified":"2020-10-23T14:40:06","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:40:06","slug":"say-no-to-chlorinated-chicken-anti-trump-protest-in-central-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/say-no-to-chlorinated-chicken-anti-trump-protest-in-central-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Say no to chlorinated chicken: anti-Trump protest in central London"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protesters are expected to hit London\u2019s Parliament Square mid-day tomorrow, Saturday 24 October, to campaign against a proposed UK\/US trade deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Metropolitan police are standing by to follow the demonstration, which has been organised by a mixture of celebrities, NHS staff and Sian Berry, the co-leader of the Green Party.<\/p>\n

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Source: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3620626801314638<\/p><\/div>\n

It is expected that hundreds of people will storm the streets of London in front of the Houses of Parliament, raising their voices against what they see as a threat to British “standards, services and democracy”.<\/p>\n

The deal, which is currently being negotiated, impacts a range of different sectors, such as the NHS and the UK food industries. It may result, protesters argue, in greater deregulation of food standards.<\/p>\n

President Trump has spoken out previously against EU regulations regarding chlorinated chicken, pigs injected with steroids and hormone-treated beef. UK critics worry about the impact on British farmers and consumers.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday we're joining people around the UK to say #StopTheUSTradeDeal<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Chlorinated chicken and the NHS have made the headlines, but that's just the start of it. We tracked down some shipping containers to explain more \ud83d\udc47 pic.twitter.com\/DuaX3SprtU<\/a><\/p>\n

— Global Justice Now (@GlobalJusticeUK) October 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n