Sadiq Khan hits out at Trump’s ‘bigoted’ claim he wants to impose sharia law in London
Trump criticised for ‘bigoted’ sharia law comments about London mayor
- Donald Trump claimed London wants to impose sharia law and criticised its mayor, Sadiq Khan, for immigration and carbon-reduction policies during an address to the United Nations General Assembly.
- Trump described London's mayor as "terrible, terrible" and suggested that immigration and "suicidal energy ideas" would be the "death of western Europe".
- A spokesperson for Sadiq Khan dismissed Trump's remarks as "appalling and bigoted", highlighting London's safety compared to major US cities and the record number of US citizens moving there.
- Health secretary Wes Streeting and the Muslim Council of Britain also refuted Trump's claims, with Streeting defending Khan's progressive stance and the Council making a sarcastic comment about Trump's "hallucinations".
- This incident marks a continuation of political hostility between Donald Trump and Sadiq Khan, who have clashed on previous occasions, including during Trump's state visits to the UK.