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Dave Prentis (far left)
UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis branded Donald Trump a “vicious bigot” yesterday, vowing that health workers would lead protests if the US president ever visits Britain.
Mr Prentis told Unison’s annual health conference in Brighton that it was “heartening” to see opposition to Mr Trump’s “sexism and racism” and “great” that a visit had been postponed.
Mr Prentis said: “We know the real reason that vicious bigot abandoned his plans: he would have faced us at the airport and on the streets.
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