Fury as hated London mayor Sadiq Khan ‘will be rewarded for failure’ if he gets rumoured knighthood

Fury as hated London mayor Sadiq Khan ‘will be rewarded for failure’ if he gets rumoured knighthood

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SADIQ Khan’s rumoured knighthood was yesterday blasted as a gong for failure by furious Tories.

 London’s Labour Mayor is expected to bag the honour in the New Year’s list for his political and public service.

During his time in City Hall, he has faced fierce criticism over soaring knife crime, a housing crisis, and his expansion of the hated Ulez scheme.

Neil Garratt, leader of the London Assembly Tories fumed: “Many are accusing the Government of rewarding Sadiq for failure — although with so many failures under his belt, it might be an accumulator award.

“Or it might be (Sir Keir) Starmer rewarding the Mayor for no longer demanding things for London, after months of snubbing him into submission.”

Former Tory MP Anna Firth also hit out: “Let’s be absolutely clear, it’s the people of London that deserve a knighthood for putting up with Sadiq Khan.”

Mr Khan, the first Muslim mayor of an EU capital, was elected for a record third term in May.

He has been a Labour politician for more than 20 years, including as a minister under former PM Gordon Brown.

There was more fury around the Mayor, with Tube drivers are being offered a four-day working week by Khan’s Transport for London to stop strike action.

Union Aslef says members will work 35 hours a week — two and a half fewer than their current deal — and get a 3.8 per cent pay rise.

Sadiq Khan’s rumoured knighthood was yesterday blasted as a gong for failure by furious Tories

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