Sadiq Khan

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Stories

  • Being prepared for terror attacks "part and parcel" of living in a major city.[1]
  • Number of City Hall and TFL officials on more than £100,000 doubles under Sadiq Khan.[2]
  • Facing death threats from Islamists he needs round-the-clock police protection.[3]
  • Sadiq Khan’s office suggests white families "don’t represent real Londoners".[4]
  • Calls for £1 billion of property owned by Russian oligarchs, who have not been convicted of crimes, in London to be seized to fund 4,000 new homes.[5]
  • Blocked late Queen statue in Trafalgar Square until 2030 in favour of art including 850 faces of transgender people who were mostly sex workers.[6]
  • Visits Babar Ahmad, a convicted terrorist, in his spare time.[7]
  • Fundraises for Babar Ahmad, a convicted terrorist, to not be extradited to the USA.[7]
  • At a funeral in 2016 Khan was seen shaking Ahmad Babar’s hand.[7]
  • Khan's law firm received £1.3m in legal aid having sued the police 328 times in 10 years.[7]
  • Described "Fire will be throughout the world" as "flowery words".[7]
  • Described a man who said "Its not suicide, it is martyrdom in the name of of God" as "a voice of reason and understanding".[7]
  • Blamed British government policy for 7/7 attacks.[7]
  • Referred to moderate Muslims as "Uncle-Toms".[7]
  • Hired Shueb Salar, who described the murder of Lee Rigby as fake.[7]
  • Claims knife crime is falling, official statistics regulator disagrees.[8]
  • Denied that he promoted United Airlines on US visit in exchange for business-class seats on flights.[9]
  • Attended the First Captives Conference in London to advocate for the release terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay. An event organised by the Islamic Observation Centre, run by Yasser al-Siri, a man who fled Egypt after plotting to kill their prime minister in a car bomb attack, killing a 12 year old girl.[10]
  • Jews require segregated transport services to maintain safety.[11]
  • ULEZ expansion failed to lower pollution levels.[12]
  • Criminals should jumper queue for housing to help reduce the possibility of reoffending.[13]
  • In 2001 he was the lawyer for the Nation of Islam in its successful High Court bid to overturn the 15 year ban on its leader Louis Farrakhan.[14]
  • Campaigned with Suliman Gani, an imam who supports female subservience to men and who has called for the founding of an Islamic state.[15]
  • His law firm consulted on the defence of Zacarias Moussaoui convicted in relation to 9/11.[16]
  • Appeared in pro-abortion video.[17]
  • Shared a stage with Sajeel Abu Ibrahim, a member of the extremist group al-Muhajiroun, banned in the UK in 2010, who ran a terrorist camp in Pakistan.[10]
  • Backs project to build LGBTQ+ housing "free from oppression".[18]
  • Spent £10m on a training course featuring tests to determine the "colour" of Met Police officers personalities.[19]
  • Spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of government money on two beach parties.[19]
  • Voted in favour of accepting 3,000 unaccompanied Syrian child refugees who travelled to Europe.[20]
  • Removed English language requirement for hire drivers.[21]
  • London needs more migrants when the white British population in London is 36.8%.[22][23]
  • Described David Amess assassination by a Somali terrorist as "passing away" from injuries.[24]
  • Labour is "proud to be antisemitic" gaffe.[25]

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