"Those comments are wrong. The mayor of London is doing an excellent job in London, delivering free school meals in primary schools, cleaning up London's air with the world's largest clean air zone and starting record numbers of council houses. The prime minister is hugely proud of the mayor of London's record and proud to call him a colleague and a friend."
"In response to Trump's remarks, Sir Sadiq told Politico on Tuesday that the president was 'obsessed' with him and said 'record numbers of Americans' were moving to London because the city's liberal values were the 'antithesis' of Trump's. 'I think it is for President Trump to explain what he means by that,' he said, adding that he had 'no idea' why Trump was 'so obsessed' with London's leadership."
Donald Trump branded Sadiq Khan a 'disaster' and 'disgusting' in an interview and said Khan had been elected 'because so many people have come in'. Downing Street responded that those comments were wrong and highlighted the mayor's delivery of free primary school meals, London's clean air zone and record numbers of council houses. Sadiq Khan called the president 'obsessed' and said 'record numbers of Americans' were moving to London because the city's liberal values are the 'antithesis' of Trump's. The prime minister faced calls to tell the US president not to interfere in European politics.
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