Overview

• Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump called Sadiq Khan a “terrible” mayor and said London “wants to go to sharia law.”
• Sadiq Khan’s spokesperson labeled the remarks “appalling and bigoted,” adding that London is safer than major US cities and attracting record numbers of US movers.
• Labour figures, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting, publicly defended Khan, while MPs urged No 10 to summon the US ambassador over the comments.
• Trump’s UN speech broadened into attacks on migration and the UN itself, warning Europe had been “invaded” and accusing the organization of funding assaults on Western borders.
• The clash extends a years-long feud, with Trump recently claiming he asked that Khan be excluded from a UK state banquet, a claim sources close to the mayor dispute.