Donald Trump's Scotland visit 'recipe for disaster' for struggling frontline cops
SCOTLAND, JUL 19 – Police Scotland plans to deploy about 5,000 officers amid protests, but officers warn of breached workforce agreements and potential legal action over excessive work demands.
- In just 24 hours, campaigners raised £10,000, with a spokesperson telling the Mirror: 'We hit our first target of £10,000.'
- On his first private trip in 2025, Trump will visit Scotland, meet Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney, and return in September for a state visit.
- Police Scotland plans to deploy around 5,000 officers, with the visit potentially exceeding £5 million in costs.
- General Secretary David Kennedy warned, 'Breaches in workforce agreements may lead to legal action against Police Scotland,' he said.
- Ahead of the visit, the Stop Trump Coalition is organising a festival of resistance including a major demo in Aberdeen on Saturday until August 10, the CAA set flying restrictions around Aberdeenshire.
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