All news on the topic: Sadiq Khan

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Billionaire developer’s property sale outpaces previous £210million Hyde Park deal
Nick Candy has sold his luxury mansion in Chelsea for £265million - making it the most expensive property transaction in Britain.
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London ‘lawless’? Khan responds after violent Clapham mobs terrorize shoppers
Sir Sadiq Khan has warned anyone considering joining high street mobs that they will face the full force of the law after crowds of youths wreaked havoc in Clapham earlier this week.
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“Act of domination” remark ignites accusations of Islamophobia in Tory ranks
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has stood by her Shadow Lord Chancellor, who called Muslims praying at an annual event in London’s Trafalgar Square an “act of domination” from the “Islamism playbook”.
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UK losing jobs to AI faster than rival economies, new research finds
The UK is losing more jobs than it is creating because of artificial intelligence and is being hit harder than rival large economies, new research suggests.
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Gambling firms spent nearly £5m advertising on London transport despite Sadiq Khan’s pledge to ban ads
Gambling companies have spent nearly £5m to advertise on the London transport network since Sadiq Khan pledged to stop them from doing so, amid a prolonged impasse between the mayor’s office and the government.
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London mayor increases support for debt hunters as council tax and business rates rise
Sir Sadiq Khan is increasing his funding of debt collectors that track down unpaid council tax and business rates in London.
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Lammy urges Farage to apologise for racist behaviour at school
Deputy PM contrasts apologies from former classmates with the Reform UK leader’s response to claims against him.
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Sadiq Khan raises London Congestion Charge and slashes EV discounts
The price increase will start on January 2, and there will be annual increases corresponding to the rise in Tube fares in each following year.
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Sadiq Khan under pressure as Met reviews 9,000 child sex offences
The Met Police is to re-investigate 9,000 child sex abuse cases as part of a grooming gangs probe, despite Sadiq Khan having been accused of “stonewalling” questions on the issue.
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London mayor Sadiq Khan attends private party on billionaire Shahid Khan’s luxury yacht
The Mayor of London was received aboard the 122-metre luxury yacht Kismet by businessman Shahid Khan for a private celebration, according to the Express.
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Tube drivers offered £80,000 a year in new TfL pay deal
Transport for London (TfL) put a revised offer to the capital’s four Tube unions on Monday in an effort to head off more strikes.
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London mayor responds to Trump’s UNGA comments, labeling the US president as ’racist’ and ’Islamophobic’
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has responded to Donald Trump’s false claims that Sharia law is being introduced in the British capital, calling the US president “racist,” “sexist,” “misogynistic” and “Islamophobic.”
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US President uses UN speech to lash out at London mayor
Donald Trump has made a fresh attack on Sir Sadiq Khan in his speech to the UN and claimed London wants to “go to sharia law”.
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Starmer to formally recognise Palestine after Trump’s UK visit
Sir Keir Starmer will this weekend formally recognize Palestine as a state once Donald Trump concludes his state visit.
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Conservatives and Lib Dems push for fines as TfL tackles loud music on buses and trains
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is launching a campaign to encourage public transport users to wear headphones and avoid playing music or holding speakerphone conversations, aiming to prevent disruption.
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Naked man on London Underground took off trousers and waved belt as passengers wrestled him to the floor
Commuters who took matters into their own hands when a Tube passenger dropped his trousers in a crowded London Underground carriage could face arrest, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
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TfL fines Lime and Forest more than £30,000 for abandoned e‑bikes
E-bike firm warns London has fallen behind Paris in setting rules for hire bikes
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Stop Trump coalition promises massive demonstrations during Trump’s second visit to the UK
Stop Trump coalition to bring out blimp again, hoping demonstrations will exceed those during the US president’s 2019 visit.
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Scotland Yard to cut 1,200 officers amid £260 million budget shortfall
Scotland Yard is set to axe more than 1,200 police officers amid a £260 million hole in the Metropolitan Police’s budget.
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London parking fines set to increase to £160: Mayor Sadiq Khan approves proposals to raise PCNs by £30
London parking penalty charges are set to increase with motorists soon to be stung with eye-watering fines.
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Sadiq Khan to tell EU diplomats ’Brexit was a mistake’ arguing strengthened ties would offset Trump tariffs
Sadiq Khan is expected to tell EU diplomats that "Brexit was a mistake" as he contends that strengthening ties with the trading bloc would help counteract Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
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Sadiq Khan brands Donald Trump racist saying he ’came for me’ because of skin colour
London Mayor Sadiq Khan told a podcast that Donald Trump decided to ’come for me’ because of his religion and skin colour and branded his policies ’racist’
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Londoners face frustration as Keir Starmer instructs Sadiq Khan to raise Tube and rail fares next year under a new funding agreement
Londoners will face a 4.6% increase in Tube and rail fares next year, following a government directive for Sadiq Khan to raise prices as part of a pay settlement outlined in the Budget.
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’We were sold a false dream’: Sadiq Khan faces scrutiny over flagship housing scheme as tenants face mass eviction
Sadiq Khan’s first ever "London Living Rent" tenants have told LBC they were “sold a false dream”, as they face eviction after years of dealing with substandard living conditions.
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Council warns Sadiq Khan that a pedestrianised Oxford Street could become a ’terror target’
The head of Westminster Council has claimed Sadiq Khan’s plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street could increase crime and even make it a target for terrorists.