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Your support makes all the difference.Hundreds of protesters marched to Buckingham Palace to protest Donald Trump's presence in London, amid fears for the future of the NHS.
Demonstrators, including some NHS staff, joined anti-war activists on the march as Nato leaders were hosted by the Queen.
It came after Jeremy Corbyn wrote to Mr Trump demanding he take the NHS “off the table” in any post-Brexit trade deal, though the president claimed the US wanted “nothing to do with [the NHS]”.
Earlier on Tuesday Dominic Raab admitted the US would be able to ramp up the cost of drugs bought by the NHS after Britain leaves the EU.
Singer Robbie Williams has described politics as a "pantomime", but says he is preparing to vote for the first time.
The former X Factor judge told the PA news agency he would vote in the election on 12 December, but had not been engaging with the campaigns.
He said: "It's confusing, it's a mess, nobody's trustworthy.
"I don't trust the system, I never have.
(Joe Giddens/PA)
"It's just never taken my interest. It's like saying 'is that why you've never ballroom danced before?' I'm just not interested.
"They don't talk for me, they don't talk to me, they don't appeal to me, they never have.
"It's just a pantomime that exists in a different stratosphere to the one I'm in."
Leading cultural figures including American linguist Noam Chomsky, actor Steve Coogan and poet Kate Tempest have signed a letter backing Jeremy Corbyn for prime minister.
Film directors Mike Leigh and Ken Loach and the band Massive Attack were also among more than 40 signatories calling for a Labour victory in the general election.
The letter, which appeared on the Guardian's website, says Mr Corbyn's leadership "offers a transformative plan that prioritises the needs of people and the planet over private profit and the vested interests of a few".
It states: "We are alarmed by the global rise of far-right nationalism and the authoritarian turn taken by many governments following the global financial crash of 2008.
"We are shamed by extreme levels of inequality, neglect and environmental impoverishment resulting from decades of neoliberalism, in Britain and across the world.
"We are inspired by growing movements, from Chile to Lebanon and beyond, calling for dignity, accountability and economic justice.
"People are demanding a future that promises their children decent education, health, jobs and homes, and humane and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis."
The letter, also signed by musician Roger Waters, the band Clean Bandit, actors Rob Delaney and Mark Rylance, and comedian Alexei Sayle, accuses Boris Johnson and the Conservatives of having "nothing to offer but the prospect of an ever-more unequal and divided society, and dog-whistle politics".
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