Quote:Yanny Bruere, a British "free speech advocate," has plans to fly a giant "Bikini Khan" balloon in Parliament Square to protest London Mayor Sadiq Khan.

When asked why he is protesting the London mayor, Bruere told Townhall, "It's about free speech and seeing if Khan is willing to submit himself to the same mockery he did to our great ally's leader."

"I doubt a giant blimp of Barack Obama would have been approved by Khan," he added.

Bruere went on to say, "The fact Khan spoke on behalf of the U.K. (which he's not represented to do so) when he said Donald Trump isn't welcome to London also played a role in the decision."

The description for Bruere's crowdfunding campaign, which has raised more than £58,000, gives more detail on why he and others are protesting the mayor:

In light of the Donald Trump 'Baby Trump' balloon being allowed to fly over London during his visit to the U.K., let's get a 'baby Khan' one and see if FREE SPEECH applies to all and whether or not Mr. Khan and the London assembly will also approve this.

Under Sadiq Khan, we have seen crime skyrocket to unprecedented levels. People in London don't feel safe and they aren't safe, 81 murders this year alone! Khan Out.

Any surplus money raised will be used for a continuing campaign to remove Sadiq Khan from office and also for defending free speech which is constantly under attack.

Of course, transparency of all money will be available.

According to a tweet from Bruere, "Bikini Khan" cleared one hurdle on Thursday, as the National Air Traffic Service gave him and protesters permission to fly the blimp at a maximum height of 100 feet.

Now all Bruere and his supporters need is approval from the mayor's office.

As Erika reported last month, Mayor Khan appeared reluctant to let the "Baby Trump" blimp go up, arguing that the demonstration wasn't a "legitimate protest." But eventually, he relented and decided to let the balloon fly.

When asked if he expects to get approval from Mayor Khan to fly his blimp, Bruere told Townhall that even though the mayor's office has changed the times of when the event can be held on more than one occasion, he does think he'll get permission.

"I think he'll give approval, but as late as he possibly can so we have minimal time to organize," he stated.

If Mayor Khan does deny their request, Bruere does have a backup plan.

"We'll keep applying until he does approve it at Parliament Square," he explained. "But, we have had offers to take it on tour around the U.K. and will consider this too."