Sadiq Khan open to decriminalisation of cannabis: ‘Drugs trade causes huge damage,’ says Mayor of London May 12, 2022 SADIQ Khan is open to supporting a campaign to make cannabis legal in the UK as he visited a marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles yesterday.
Khan tours America: Donald Trump’s presidency led to much more racist abuse for me, says Mayor of London May 11, 2022 As Sadiq Khan’s visit to the US matures, the Mayor of London has said Donald Trump’s period as US president led to a significant rise in racial abuse directed at him. Khan, speaking at Stanford University near San Francisco on his US trade mission, said temporary and permanent banning of Mr Trump from Twitter led [...]
Tech giants need to crack down on racist abuse online, says Sadiq Khan May 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan said tech giants need to ‘act sensibly’ and not wait for governments to bring in regulations
Trump’s presidency drove racist abuse, according to GLA analysis as Musk set to drop Twitter ban May 10, 2022 Donald Trump’s election as President spurred on racist abuse against London Mayor Sadiq Khan, fresh analysis from the Greater London Authority has suggested as Elon Musk said he plans to lift the Twitter ban on the former US leader. According to the GLA, the number of abusive tweets the Mayor was subjected to rose by [...]
Scrap National Insurance hike to ease cost of living, says Khan May 10, 2022 BORIS Johnson should cut National Insurance contributions in a bid to ease the cost of living, Sadiq Khan has said during a trip to the US. The Queen’s speech, delivered today, did not include further measures to ease the burden of sky-high gas prices and the Prime Minister warned that “we cannot spend our way [...]
Khan: London should hold Olympics again by 2050 May 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan has said London should host the Olympics again
Sadiq Khan the toast of New York as Hillary Clinton rushes to share limelight with London Mayor May 10, 2022 As Sadiq Khan’s US tour continues, the Mayor of London shared a stage with US political veteran Hillary Clinton in New York City. Khan attended a meeting with the former US presidential hopeful at the Clinton Foundation offices in Manhattan on Monday to discuss issues facing the capital as well as recovery from the coronavirus [...]
Sadiq Khan warms up for MLB guest appearance as London Mayor practises in New York’s Central Park May 10, 2022 Sadiq Khan has warmed up for his guest appearance throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball (MLB) game by practising in New York’s Central Park. The Mayor of London met with Hillary Clinton, the city’s current mayor Eric Adams and its former leader Michael Bloomberg on Monday at the start of his [...]
New York’s slice of London in Sadiq Khan £10m tourism campaign May 10, 2022 NEW York was treated to a slice of London yesterday, as a handful of Coldstream guards who ordinarily stand watch at Buckingham Palace took to Times Square for the launch of a £10m campaign to lure American tourists back to the capital. Sadiq Khan was met with an enthusiastic reception from the likes of tourists [...]
Baseball back to London as MLB chief says he’d “love” a team in the capital in next decade May 9, 2022 BIG LEAGUE baseball will be back in London next year, with the sport’s most important figure saying he would “love” to have a team based in London permanently. Major League Baseball (MLB) will play a series of games in the capital over the next five years after the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan struck a [...]