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Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Member of Parliament for Ashfield Lee Anderson visit a class at Woodland View Primary School, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. The U.K.’s governing Conservative Party has suspended ties with one if its lawmakers after he accused London Mayor Sadiq Khan of being controlled by Islamists, as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war continue to roil British politics. (Jacob King/Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.K. conservatives suspend lawmaker after he accused London’s mayor of being controlled by Islamists

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Cars enter the Ultra Low Emission Zone that has come into force in London, Monday, April 8, 2019. A British court ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars in what is becoming a key issue in British politics as the dramatic impacts of climate change are being seen around the planet on Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London’s suburbs after a British court ruling

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

A blaze is in the village of Wennington, east London, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The typically temperate nation of England is the latest to be walloped by unusually hot, dry weather that has triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and led to hundreds of heat-related deaths. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

U.K. weather turmoil disrupts train travel for 3rd day

By Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Sadiq Khan, London mayor, goes after Trump: ‘We act in a sycophantic way’ toward U.S.

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Donald Trump derides Sadiq Khan, London mayor, following Scotland Yard social media breach

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, that three water cannons bought for police under predecessor Boris Johnson, have been sold for scrap, at a loss of more than 300,000 pounds (US dollars 385,000). (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, FILE)

Sadiq Khan, London mayor: Donald Trump a ‘poster boy for racists around the world’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, that three water cannons bought for police under predecessor Boris Johnson, have been sold for scrap, at a loss of more than 300,000 pounds (US dollars 385,000). (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, FILE)

Mayor Sadiq Khan’s knife control ain’t looking so good

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Sadiq Khan, Bill de Blasio express ‘solidarity’ after Trump attacks

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, April 28, 2016, file photo, Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly at the London Mayor election event of London Citizens in London. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Sadiq Khan, London mayor, hits back on Trump insults: ‘You’re a poster boy for the far-right’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, that three water cannons bought for police under predecessor Boris Johnson, have been sold for scrap, at a loss of more than 300,000 pounds (US dollars 385,000). (AP Photo/Robert Stevens, FILE)

London mayor scraps water cannons bought by Boris Johnson

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An inflatable caricature balloon of Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan is released over Parliament Square in London, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018. Organizer Yanny Bruere raised more than 58,000 pounds ($75,000) through the Crowdfunder website for the 29-foot (8.8-meter) blimp as part of a campaign to oust Khan from his post. Khan angered some people in the British capital and elsewhere last month when he allowed a balloon caricaturing Donald Trump as an angry baby to float above the city while the U.S. president was in England. . (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Balloon poking fun at Mayor Sadiq Khan flies over London

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo provided by Yanny Bruere, a blimp of London Mayor Sadiq Khan is photographed in a workshop, in Oxfordshire, England. Critics of London Mayor Sadiq Khan have been given permission to fly a giant balloon depicting him dressed in a bikini over London. Last month Khan angered some opponents when he allowed a similar giant blimp depicting Donald Trump as an angry baby to fly over London during the president’s visit. (Yanny Bruere/via AP)

London mayor who OK’d Trump baby blimp to get own balloon

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan during London Tech Week in London, Monday, June 11 2018. London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will reconsider the protectionist measures that divided the G-7 summit in Canada last weekend. (AP Photo/Robert Stevens)

Sadiq Khan, London mayor, calls on Wikipedia editors to close the ‘gender page gap’

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Sadiq Khan the Mayor of London speaking to the media during a press conference in London, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, to announce a two game series to be played in London. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees will play a MLB two game series at the London Stadium in London, June 29-30th 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Sadiq Khan mocked for focus on junk food ad ban while London mired in stabbing crime

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

London Mayor Sadiq Khan arrives in the Royal Box for the Men's Singles final match between Switzerland's Roger Federer and Croatia's Marin Cilic on day thirteen at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London Sunday, July 16, 2017. (Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Gun control? London’s Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan bans knives

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

London Mayor Sadiq Khan faces a flurry of questions during an appearance on "Good Morning Britain," June 6, 2017. ("Good Morning Britain" screenshot) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Sadiq Khan gets a late education about murder in the streets

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this file photo from May 9, 2016, newly elected London's mayor Sadiq Khan, center, is greeted by well wishers outside City Hall in London, on his first day as mayor. Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **FILE**

Sadiq Kahn, London mayor, wants Super Bowl, MLB to come to world ‘sporting capital’

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

In this file photo from May 9, 2016, newly elected London's mayor Sadiq Khan, center, is greeted by well wishers outside City Hall in London, on his first day as mayor. Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE **FILE**

Donald Trump supporters disrupt speech by Sadiq Khan, London mayor

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times