"In an address to the UN general assembly, Trump said: I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it's been changed, it's been so changed. Now they want to go to sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can't do that. The development will cause further discomfort in No 10 after Trump was last week honoured with an unprecedented second state visit to the UK."
"The US ambassador should be summoned and challenged over Trump's rampant Islamophobia, she wrote on X. Trump continually spreads lies. In London, we celebrate our diversity and reject racists and bigots. London is the greatest city in the world in huge part due to Sadiq Khan's leadership. A spokesperson for Khan said: We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response."
Labour MPs are pressing Keir Starmer to rebuke Donald Trump's administration after Trump falsely claimed London wanted to adopt sharia law under Mayor Sadiq Khan. Trump made the claim during a UN general assembly address, prompting calls from MPs to summon the US ambassador, Warren Stephens, to account for Islamophobic remarks. Labour figures including Rosena Allin-Khan, Wes Streeting, Rupa Huq and Dawn Butler condemned the comments and defended Khan, emphasizing London's diversity, safety and leadership. A spokesperson for Khan refused to dignify the remarks. Starmer's cautious stance on Trump has been linked to trade considerations and avoiding US tariffs.
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