London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been appointed to the House of Lords by outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, joining 25 other new members of Parliament’s upper chamber ahead of the country’s change in leadership. Read More: Sadiq Khan receives knighthood from King Charles The appointments were confirmed on Thursday, just days before Starmer is scheduled […]
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London Mayor hails Zohran Mamdani’s NYC win as “hope over fear”
RIO DE JANEIRO – London Mayor Sadiq Khan praised Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race, calling it “a fantastic win” and congratulating New Yorkers for choosing “hope over fear.” Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, campaigned on policies including higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy to fund free city buses, childcare, […]
Trump Blocks Sadiq Khan from King’s Banquet
US President Donald Trump said he asked King Charles to exclude London Mayor Sadiq Khan from a Windsor Castle banquet. The event was held during Trump’s second state visit to the United Kingdom. Trump told reporters that he personally requested Khan’s absence because of his failures on crime and immigration. The president called Sadiq Khan […]
Sadiq Khan launches campaign to bring tourists back to London
London Mayor Sadiq Khan launched a campaign on Monday to bring tourists back to the British capital, ahead of a planned easing of coronavirus restrictions across England. The $8.4 million (£6 million) campaign by Sadiq Khan’s office with the capital’s tourism and transport bodies will look to drive domestic tourism to hospitality, culture, nightlife […]
Sadiq Khan wins second term as London’s mayor
LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who won re-election on Saturday, has risen from humble roots to spar with prime ministers and presidents since taking charge of the British capital five years ago. The 50-year-old politician from the main opposition Labour party, a former human rights lawyer brought up on a London public housing complex, won […]
Riz Ahmed and Zayn Malik make it to UK’s list of most influential Asian people
Pakistani-British actor Riz Ahmed of the most critically acclaimed TV series The Night Of, along with Zayn Malik, the former One Direction member and heartthrob have climbed up high on the new list of the most influential Asian people in Britain, which is topped yet again by Sadiq Khan for a second successive year. Reported by The Guardian, ‘The […]