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Sadiq Khan has hit back at Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being \u201cracist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic\u201d after he used a speech at the UN to call the London mayor \u201cterrible\u201d and claim the city was being steered toward \u201csharia law\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s remarks on Tuesday night provoked anger among Labour figures, with the health secretary, Wes Streeting, praising Khan as someone who \u201cstands up for difference of background and opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, a close ally of Keir Starmer, stopped short on Wednesday of commenting on Trump\u2019s remarks about Khan. Instead, McFadden defended London\u2019s reputation as a global city.<\/p>\n
Khan later launched a blistering attack on Trump. He said: \u201cI think President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist he is misogynistic and he\u2019s Islamophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n
The London mayor also subtly criticised senior Labour figures, including the prime minister, for not calling out Trump\u2019s rhetoric.<\/p>\n
Trump has been publicly attacking the mayor of London since 2015, when Khan criticised the then presidential candidate for suggesting that Muslims should be banned from travelling to the US.<\/p>\n
In an address to the UN general assembly, Trump said: \u201cI look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it\u2019s been changed, it\u2019s been so changed. Now they want to go to sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pressed on what he made of Trump\u2019s description of him as a \u201cterrible, terrible mayor\u201d, Khan pointed to the record numbers of American visitors and investors choosing London.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cSince records began, there\u2019s only been a period where more Americans have come to London.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere must be a reason for that. You look at a number of different criteria; we\u2019re often the No 1 city in the globe when it comes to culture, when it comes to foreign investment, when it comes to sports, when it comes to the ability of people to fulfil their potential. I\u2019m really proud we are the greatest city in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span>Sadiq Khan says Trump is \u2018racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic\u2019 \u2013 video<\/span><\/p>\n Khan did not directly criticise the prime minister, McFadden and others who are yet to directly call out Trump\u2019s rhetoric, but he indicated \u201cthey should have the confidence to\u201d, given the UK and US have a special relationship.<\/p>\n Asked whether Starmer should be befriending Trump, Khan said: \u201cOne of the things about having a special relationship, it\u2019s akin to having a best friend. I think when you have a best friend, you should expect more from them.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very different to an acquaintance or somebody who\u2019s just, you know, a distant friend. I think one of the advantages of having a special relationship with the USA is obviously when it comes to trade, when it comes to military alliances.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes to other areas, where we work closely together, but it should also mean you\u2019ve got the confidence to call them out when they\u2019re wrong. I think President Trump is wrong in many, many ways.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/strong>Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party praised Khan\u2019s response as \u201cexactly what the leader of a diverse and vibrant city like London should say\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThese words only amplify the silence coming from those in Westminster who seem unable or unwilling to speak out,\u201d Polanski wrote on X.<\/p>\n Rosena Allin-Khan, the MP for Tooting said the US ambassador to the UK, Warren Stephens, should be \u201csummoned and challenged over Trump\u2019s rampant Islamophobia\u201d, she said on X, soon after Trump made his comments.<\/p>\n Dawn Butler, the MP for Brent Easy added, \u201cNow is the time to stick up for your country. Don\u2019t let Trump lie about us in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n Last week Trump described Khan as \u201camong the worst mayors in the world\u201d and claimed he had made sure Khan was not invited to the banquet he attended at Windsor. Sources close to the mayor said this was false.<\/p>\n McFadden referred to Trump\u2019s long-running dispute with Khan and said: \u201cI think the two of them have had a beef for some years.\u201d<\/p>\n The work and pensions secretary, who was on the government morning media round, later described London as \u201ca great capital city that we have\u201d adding: \u201cI think it\u2019s a great asset to the UK. And I\u2019m afraid I differ from the president on that.\u201d<\/p>\n Nigel Farage said Trump was right to say that sharia law \u201cis an issue\u201d in London, adding: \u201cTrump has a point.\u201d<\/p>\n The Reform UK leader told LBC: \u201cNever take what he [Trump] says literally, ever on anything. But always take everything he says seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cSo is he right to say that sharia is an issue in London? Yes. Is it an overwhelming issue at this stage? No. Has the mayor of London directly linked himself to it? 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