London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan (Image: SKY NEWS)
Sir Sadiq Khan hit out at “jealous” Donald Trump as he reignited their ongoing rift. The London Mayor was asked about criticism of him by the US President during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Presenter Emma Barnett said: “You have been described by President Trump as a horrible mayor, incompetent, vicious, disgusting, a disaster. You’ve called him a bully. I wonder, do you think you’ve been sufficiently defended by Downing Street and Sir Keir Starmer?”
Sir Sadiq replied: “I sometimes feel like I’m nine years old again with this tit for tat stuff with President Trump. I’ve got the full support of not just the government but, more importantly, Londoners.”
Pressed again, the Labour politician added: “I’ve had the full support of the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and from the Government and from Londoners.
“What today shows is why we are the greatest city in the world and why President Trump is a bit jealous.”
He went on to suggest Mr Trump is a bully during another interview this morning on Sky News.
US President Donald Trump. (Image: Getty)
When asked if he has any advice for the new mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, when it comes to dealing with the US President, Sir Sadiq responded: “Don’t let bullies win.”
Sir Sadiq insisted that Mr Mamdani “doesn’t need advice from me”.
But he added: “What I would say to anybody is, whether you’re nine years old, whether you’re 14 years old, or whether you’re older – don’t let bullies win.”
Keir Starmer slammed for ‘silence’ after massacre of 500 protesters in Iran
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Prime Minister should not “straddle the fence” as demonstrators die in the streets.
The British Prime Minister has been slammed by a member of the Iranian royal family (Image: Ian Vogler )
Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed by a member of the Iranian royal family for Number 10’s “silence” over the bloody protests in Iran that have seen 500 killed. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is the son of the last Iranian Shah (King), who was deposed in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution, which has seen the country ruled by hardline Islamic clerics ever since.
Crown Prince Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the United States, has been fervent in his support for demonstrations now gripping the nation, which his family once ruled, calling on protesters to overthrow the current regime. In Iran, the authorities have been accused of brutally suppressing the unrest, with aid agencies estimating as many as 500 people could have been killed and more than 10,000 arrested. US President Donald Trump has said his administration could “come to the rescue” of protesters, and he has not ruled out military intervention, but so far, a Labour minister has said Sir Keir is working with international partners to see how “we can bring international pressure to bear”.
Crown Prince Pahlavi claimed the PM had been “all but silent” on the protests and said he said there was not this reaction to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, or for political freedom in Poland.
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said he wanted more from Sir Keir (Image: ITV )
The Crown Prince said Number 10 and the Foreign Office had shunned him on his visit to the UK.
He told the Mail Online it was “not very British”, before appealing to the Prime Minister directly, adding: “I beg you, don’t throw a lifeline to this regime. Stand with the Iranian people. Appeasement is not working. Don’t straddle the fence.”
Speaking on Times Radio, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the UK Government has “already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can”.
He said: “When you look at domestic terror legislation, the way that we proscribe domestic organisations is using domestic legislation.
“The independent reviewer has said that that isn’t appropriate used for state bodies, but we are looking very closely at these issues.
Protesters take to the streets of the Iranian capital. (Image: AP )
“It is no question and I don’t think anybody would question the fact that this Government cares very deeply about civilians and people in Iran. We will do everything we can, but when we use domestic legislation we need to make sure that it’s appropriate use of it.”
Asked whether he was ruling out a ban on the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) or whether there could be some kind of ban but not via domestic legislation, he said “no,” adding: “We’ve already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can.”
He added that Sir Keir Starmer was working with international partners to see how “we can bring international pressure to bear” on Iran.
