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The Donald Trump baby blimp that soared above London during the president’s last visit will not make an appearance this week after its creator told The Independent it is “not really a laughing matter anymore”.

The orange inflatable, which depicts the leader as an angry baby wearing a nappy and holding a mobile phone, first floated over Parliament Square in July 2018 in protest of Mr Trump’s visit to the UK.

It was flown for a second time during his state visit in June 2019, which also sparked mass protests.

But on his visit to the capital this week, the US president will not have to face an unflattering, air-filled caricature, which now sits in storage at the Museum of London.

The balloon, created by Leo Murray and co-designed by artist Matt Bonner, was originally created to mock Mr Trump. But Mr Murray says the political climate is different today.

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