US president reignited feud with London mayor last month, making claims about crime in the capital
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US president reignited feud with London mayor last month, making claims about crime in the capital
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Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has described Donald Trump’s claims about violent crime in London as “complete nonsense”.
Trump previously called the London mayor ‘a nasty person’
The US president said Sadiq Khan has done a ‘terrible job’ as London mayor
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New figures showed that there were 97 homicides in the capital in 2025 - the lowest number recorded since 2014
A source close to Khan hit back at Trump, saying the US president’s ‘politics is one of fear and division’.
Trump also called mayor ‘incompetent’ and ‘horrible’ in an interview with Politico
