Overview

• In his UN General Assembly address, President Donald Trump called Sadiq Khan a “terrible, terrible mayor” and declared that London wants “to go to Sharia law.”
• London’s mayor responded by calling Trump racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic, pointing to record American visitors and London’s top rankings to defend the city.
• Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said Trump was misreading London and affirmed the UK has British law, as Labour MPs pressed the government to summon the U.S. ambassador.
• A UK government review notes that Sharia councils operate in parts of the country but have no official legal or constitutional role and their rulings are not legally binding.
• The exchange revives a years-long feud and follows Trump’s second state visit to the UK, introducing fresh diplomatic friction despite recent ceremonial outreach.