By Kevin Schofield
Sadiq Khan has been angered by the repeated attacks on London by right-wing politicians.Sadiq Khan is to launch a major fightback against what he believes are Donald Trump-inspired attacks on London by the Tories and Reform, HuffPost UK has learned.
The Labour mayor thinks the capital 鈥渋s increasingly being put on the front line of the nation鈥檚 culture wars鈥, according to his allies.
Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick accused Khan of 鈥渄riving a proud city into the ground鈥 in May when he highlighted the issue of fare-dodgers on the London underground.
Reform leader Nigel Farage has also highlighted crime in London as he vows his party would 鈥渢ake back control of our streets鈥 if they win power at the next election.
Their posts are then shared millions of times by right-wing accounts on X.
This should never become the new normal.
Reform will take back control of our streets.
We need more motorcycle officers in snatch theft hotspots.
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— Nigel Farage MP (@Nigel_Fara