Overview

• In his UN General Assembly address, the president called Sadiq Khan a “terrible” mayor and claimed London “want[s] to go to sharia law.”
• A spokesperson for the London mayor condemned the line as “appalling and bigoted” and said the office would not dignify it with a response.
• Labour MPs demanded action from the government, including calls to summon US ambassador Warren Stephens to challenge what they called Islamophobic claims.
• Health secretary Wes Streeting publicly defended Khan, highlighting the mayor’s record on inclusion and city services.
• No 10 faced fresh discomfort given its conciliatory posture toward Washington during Trump’s recent state visit, which also featured a disputed claim about keeping Khan from a Windsor banquet.