By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2026-06-24 04:16:42 | Updated at 2026-06-24 05:37:41
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Sir Sadiq Khan has blamed Donald Trump's election wins for an increase in death threats against him.
The Mayor of London said since the President's return to power last January, the number of death threats he has received had doubled.
Mr Trump and Sir Sadiq have been trading blows for a decade, with the President labelling the Mayor of London a "disaster" and accused him of making the capital a "different place".
Sir Sadiq has now told Italian outlet La Repubblica: "It's very difficult for me, personally, for my family, my friends, it's never nice having death threats and requiring police protection.
He added: "We did some analysis, and when President Trump got elected, the amount of threats I received went up by 2,000 per cent.
"When he was elected the second time, it’s gone up by 100 per cent."
The Mayor of London said death threats should not be "part and parcel" of the job, pointing to the murders of MPs Jo Cox and Sir David Amess.
Sir Sadiq returned from a three day-trip to Singapore last week.
Sir Sadiq Khan said the amount of death threats against him had rose by 2,000 per cent
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There, he claimed that misinformation about the capital had been produced by China and Russia.
Sir Sadiq said last week: "We are facing a relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred from those wanting to damage our capital's standing and our hugely important tourism industry."
Mr Trump has previously accused the Mayor of London of planning to implement Sharia law in the capital and of "allowing people just to come in".
In response, the Mayor accused the President of being "racist, sexist, misogynistic, and Islamophobic".
Donald Trump has called Sir Sadiq Khan a 'disaster'
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Downing Street then fielded questions about the feud - with Sir Keir Starmer trying to balance his relations between City Hall and the White House.
Asked if the President was allowed to say whatever he wanted about Britain in order to maintain diplomatic relations, a No10 spokesman said: "I don't think that's a fair interpretation... I think as I've set out, the US is our closest partner on trade and security."
After Sir Keir announced his resignation, Mr Trump described the outgoing Prime Minister as a "lovely man", but again hit out at his energy and immigration policies.
The President told reporters Sir Keir was "really messing up energy" by not allowing new North Sea oil and gas fields, and also criticised him for his initial refusal to allow the use of Diego Garcia for bombing Iran.
Donald Trump said Sir Keir Starmer was 'really messing up energy'
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If Andy Burnham does indeed succeed Sir Keir into No10, it remains unclear what his relationship with Mr Trump would be - but the new Makerfield MP has already hit out at the America's "divided, dark politics" in his victory speech.
On January 6, 2021, Mr Burnham said "any UK politician who gave Trump the time of day should be ashamed right now".
The former Greater Manchester Mayor also previously congratulated socialist mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani after his election, adding the pair could "collaborate on reducing the cost of living".
Sir Sadiq has urged the next Prime Minister - whoever that may be - to invest "in every part of the country".
"This includes London, which is central to delivering for the rest of the country. We must use the potential of our capital to boost the national economy and raise living standards - for the benefit of Londoners and people right across the country," he added.
