London Mayor Sadiq Khan is facing criticism for his handling of the city's knife-crime problem. Critics argue that Khan and his elite backers are not taking the issue seriously, with some accusing him of prioritizing other matters such as meeting Pope Francis. Khan recently had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican, presenting him with a 'book' of tea and admitting to a sleepless night before the meeting. Additionally, Khan has been vocal about his views on former U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him 'racist, sexist, and homophobic,' and urging Labour leader Keir Starmer to publicly denounce Trump. This has sparked debates within the Labour Party and among political commentators about the appropriateness and timing of Khan's remarks.
Sadiq Khan has labelled Donald Trump “racist, sexist and a homophobe” as he urged Labour to “call him out”. Former Labour adviser John McTernan: “Sadiq Khan is doing his job speaking for London. London’s values are not the same as Trump’s values!” @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/EP1Ix1T0NI
Sadiq Khan demands Keir Starmer 'calls out' Trump branding him a 'racist, sexist homophobe'… despite Labour extending olive branch ahead of presidential election https://t.co/DyCfJQllZU https://t.co/wsj9eQpK9u
Mike Graham grills Shadow Science Secretary Peter Kyle on whether Labour will call out Donald Trump, after Sadiq Khan blasted the ex-president as "racist". Mike: "Won't that be embarrassing?" Peter: "We're not going to put words into the Mayor of London's mouth at all!" @iromg https://t.co/zjPqTBBpo7
Political commentator Theo Usherwood blasts Sadiq Khan as having "crazy politics", after he called out Donald Trump as a "racist, sexist and homophobe". "If at every turn he makes political hay, it will be difficult to see why Mr Trump would give them the time of day!" @iromg https://t.co/UXb5itD9hV
‘I do God’: London mayor Sadiq Khan on religious faith, meeting the Pope and the fight to save the planet https://t.co/kR3PSNOW5j
Sadiq Khan says Labour must do more to call out 'racist, sexist' Donald Trump https://t.co/xMbLHXAiwa
Sadiq Khan presents Pope with 'book' of tea as London Mayor meets pontiff in Vatican https://t.co/BIisLEIRZz
No sleep till the Vatican: @SadiqKhan prepares to meet Pope Francis https://t.co/KEQfzFXDfb
Sadiq Khan admits to sleepless night before today's audience with Pope Francis https://t.co/M9FugSUkoe
'Sadiq Khan cares more about shaking the pope’s hand and telling him about 15 minute cities and exhaust fumes than he does about people being stabbed to death in his city every single day.' @PatrickChristys says Sadiq Khan has turned 'a blind eye to the suffering of the people'. https://t.co/eKoEd5pxIh
London has a serious knife-crime problem. So why do Sadiq Khan and his elite backers treat it as a joke? It has become common for the right-on and well-off to mock those who care about rising crime rates, writes Ike Ijeh https://t.co/XDlIX8C4fy