London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants British government to cancel Donald Trump’s state visit

LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has called for Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain to be cancelled, after the US President criticised him in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

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LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan wants the British government to cancel a state visit from Donald Trump after the US President criticised him in the wake of the terror attack upon the city.

Trump criticised Khan’s response to the weekend attack in and around London Bridge in which seven people were killed and 48 injured.

When Khan’s office said the President had misquoted the mayor in a statement in which he had said there is “no reason to be alarmed”, Trump again hit out, labelling it a “pathetic excuse’.

In talking today on Channel 4 News, Khan said Trump was wrong about “many things” and urged authorities to cancel his planned state visit.

“I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for,” Khan said.

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan at Potters Fields Park during a vigil to commemorate the victims of the terror attack on London Bridge and at Borough Market. Picture: AFP

“When you have a special relationship it is no different from when you have got a close mate.

“You stand with them in times of adversity but you call them out when they are wrong.

“There are many things about which Donald Trump is wrong.”

On Sunday in the wake of the attacks, Khan released a statement in which he vowed terrorists “would not win”.

At the end of the statement, Khan said: “Londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the course of the next few days. There’s no reason to be alarmed.”

A few hours later Trump tweeted.

At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 4, 2017

Khan’s office responded by saying the Mayor had “more important things to do than respond to Donald Trump’s ill-informed tweet that deliberately takes out of context his remarks”.

Trump then hit back again on Twitter.

Pathetic excuse by London Mayor Sadiq Khan who had to think fast on his "no reason to be alarmed" statement. MSM is working hard to sell it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017

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British Prime Minister Theresa May appeared unwilling to be drawn into the stoush.

When she was asked if Trump was wrong to criticise Khan, the conservative leader said: “Sadiq Khan is doing a good job and it’s wrong to say anything else — he’s doing a good job.”

White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump was not starting a feud with Khan and denied he was having a go at him because he was Muslim.

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When asked by a reporter why Trump had misquoted Khan she said: “I don’t think that’s actually true. I think the media wants to spin it that way.

“The point is there is a reason to be alarmed.

“We have constant attacks going on not just there but across the globe.”