Sadiq Khan's safety comments ‘do not reassure’ Britons of policing

Sadiq Khan's safety comments ‘do not reassure’ Britons of policing

Sadiq Khan's safety comments 'do not reassure' people

GB News
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 09/08/2024

- 14:13

The London mayor said he does not feel safe in the city as a Muslim man

Sadiq Khan's safety comments "do not reassure the people of London" on policing, GB News Political Editor Christopher Hope said.

The London Mayor has said that he felt "triggered" by the violent disorder that descended on the UK over the past week.


Riots have been seen across the country after misinformation was spread online surrounding the stabbing three young girls in Southport.

Speaking on GB News, Hope said: "Sadiq Khan is a really important figure in this country.

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan claimed that he does not feel safe in London

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"He is obviously the Mayor of London and that means that he has oversight on the work of the Met Police Chief, Sir Mark Rowley.

"What he is saying is that personally he feels triggered by the riots and he blamed the far-right, as the government has done, for the troubles.

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"He has talked before about the levels of security he has to have in the past and said that he doesn't really want to go into that too much because that might draw attention to it.

"He does have to be be protected and if he's saying that about how he feels as a Muslim man, it is right to point out that the Jewish community has felt under threat since the the war in Gaza broke out.

"The way that they felt pressured by protesters. He's probably speaking as individual muslim but it doesn't reassure people about the state of policing in London."

The riots broke out last week after three young girls were stabbed at a Taylor Swift themed dance class in Southport.

Christopher Hope

Christopher Hope said that this does not reassure people

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Misinformation was then spread online claiming that the suspect was a migrant.

Protesters have taken to the streets all across the UK with some rioters attempting to burn down a hotel allegedly used to house migrants in Rotherham last weekend.

This caused counter-protests from the Muslim community that remained mostly peaceful on Wednesday.

Police are still an alert this weekend in case any further riots break out.

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Riots broke out in the UK last weekend

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After an emergency cobra meeting, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that police are to remain on "high alert."

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper met with police officers and Deputy Commission Dame Lynne Owens at the Metropolitan Police’s specialist operations room in Lambeth on Thursday.

She said: "We’re going to continue with this strong policing response, making sure that there are additional police officers ready to respond."

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