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Bush heads to London facing protests AFP LONDON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush headed for Britain Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown on his second-from-last stop on a farewell European tour, with Iraq threatening to cloud the meeting. Bush faces a likely vocal demonstration by anti-war campaigners opposed to British and US involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan during the visit, the first time Brown has hosted Bush on home soil. Prior to his arrival, which was due around 1300 GMT, a senior US official was forced to deny a report on Sunday that Bush would warn his counterpart against premature troop withdrawal in Iraq.
(Article continues below) A Downing Street spokeswoman told AFP that there was "absolutely no disagreement" with the United States over the issue. She added that talks would also include climate change, the state of the global economy and ongoing efforts to clinch an international trade liberalisation deal. Bush, flying in from France, was to take afternoon tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday before holding talks with Brown at Downing Street. He will head to Northern Ireland on Monday, his last stop before flying home. His London visit is set to be marked by protests from anti-war campaigners unhappy at the reception for the architect of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan amid strict police controls on anti-Bush demonstrations.
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