London Mayor Sadiq Khan is under fire for his decision to delay the installation of a statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Trafalgar Square until 2030, favoring instead a tribute to transgender sex workers as part of a "woke art" project. The controversial art installation is expected to feature 850 faces of trans individuals who were sex workers. Critics, including Tory mayoral candidate Councillor Suzie, have slammed Khan's choices, labeling them as "misplaced priorities and virtue signalling gone awry." Additionally, Khan's initiative to rename London Overground lines with references to the Windrush generation and the Suffragettes has sparked debate, with opponents arguing that it diverts funds from essential services like enhancing CCTV on the TfL network to combat sexual violence.
'What sort of deranged, woke thing do you think the Mayor of London will do? And he's gone and done it.' Fraser Myers reacts to Sadiq Khan's shortlist of designs for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, which includes a tribute to transgender sex workers. https://t.co/5NbZB5kye1
London Muslim Mayor Picks Tranny Hookers Over Queen - https://t.co/dSFy2f0gR3
✍️@Councillorsuzie: How are women supposed to feel knowing we can’t get better CCTV, which would cut down on the tidal wave of sexual violence on the TfL network because some of the cash to fund it has been syphoned off to rebrand Overground lines? https://t.co/vYn73Fu8Kz https://t.co/rTmV5nLjM0
Tory mayoral candidate @Councillorsuzie, in an article in tonight's @EveningStandard, criticises @SadiqKhan's London Overground renaming as "misplaced priorities and virtue signalling gone awry" https://t.co/oeFTYkkYQT
What the….London mayor under fire for reportedly snubbing queen statue in favor of art celebrating trans prostitutes https://t.co/2Xmvkxhw4n
It’s not just us,the world is in chaos, 🙏London mayor under fire for reportedly snubbing queen statue in favor of art celebrating trans prostitutes https://t.co/KRE4OtVYg3
London mayor under fire for reportedly snubbing queen statue in favor of art celebrating trans prostitutes https://t.co/OKJdMlHj2o
‘Take the Windrush, then change on to the Suffragette’: onboard the renamed London Overground lines causing controversy https://t.co/s9tgHsRf4F
Sadiq Khan 'BLOCKS' statue of late Queen in favour of 'tribute to trans sex workers' https://t.co/DUv08jTg34
Why does @SadiqKhan smell? So blind people can hate him too. His latest outrage is to deny a statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Trafalgar Square until 2030 to make way for "woke art", including 850 faces of trans people who were sex workers. https://t.co/qwCr8bgAaW