Sadiq Khan

'They'll never take this away from us': Swifties gather in Vienna

Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates after winning the Blackpool South by-election following the count at Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool.

Labour by-election victory and council gains heaps pressure on Sunak

First Minister of Scotland, Humza Yousaf, delivers a speech at the London School of Economics.

Humza Yousaf says Tories must return all donations from Frank Hester

Labour's London mayor Sadiq Khan stands alongside the then Conservative Home Secretary Amber Rudd during a vigil for the victims of the London Bridge terror attacks, carried out by Islamists, in 2017 (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Why Lee Anderson's comments about Sadiq Khan were 'wrong'

Why has former Tory MP Lee Anderson joined Reform UK?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, with former Tory Lee Anderson MP, before the row over his Sadiq Khan comments.

Analysis: Anderson Islamophobia row damaging for Rishi Sunak whatever he does

Rishi Sunak needs to be much stronger in his condemnation of Lee Anderson's remarks about Sadiq Khan (Picture: Ben Stansall/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak faces profound question of moral judgment over Anderson

First Minister Humza Yousaf at the Lord Roberts Monument in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Yousaf says Tory party 'riddled with Islamophobia' amid talks with SNP MSP

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to visit a location on the site of the future Haxby railway station near York. Picture: WPA Pool/Getty Images

Sunak says sacked MP Lee Anderson's remarks were 'wrong'

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden insisted Lee Anderson had not meant to be islamaphobic.

Lee Anderson was not 'intending' to be Islamophobic, Deputy PM says

Here's where the 2024, 2026 2028, 2032 Olympic Games will be

Home Secretary Suella Braverman. PIC: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

Suella Braverman under pressure after London protests as calls to sack her grow

Anas Sarwar has called for a ceasefire. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Anas Sarwar heaps pressure on Starmer by calling for Middle East ceasefire

Beavers are once again living in the wild in Scotland after being reintroduced via a formal project and unauthorised releases, with colonies thriving and spreading around the Tay and beyond. Picture: Caroline Farrow

Dammed if you do: Scotland’s Asbo beavers begin new city life in London

Beavers are nature's tree-felling, dam-building experts (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Scotland's 'Asbo beavers' will hopefully enjoy new life in leafy London suburb

Housing Secretary Michael Gove wrote to Tory backbenchers to say the ban on “no-fault” section 21 evictions promised as part of the Renters Reform Bill will not be enacted before a series of improvements are made in the legal system. Campaigners say this could delay the ban for years. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Kim Mogg

Ban on no fault evictions delayed indefinitely by Tory government

The scene near the Whitgift shopping centre in Croydon, south London after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death on Wednesday morning. (PA)

School pays tribute to pupil, 15, stabbed to death in Croydon

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

A woman wearing a face mask showing 1935, the number of drug overdose deaths in Scotland, in 2021.

Drug policy isn't working, but reform remains last political taboo

This caravan covered in ULEZ protest slogans was chained outside Sadiq Khan’s house in Tooting, London.

ULEZ ‘cash grab’ caravan dumped outside Sadiq Khan’s house

Analysis Humza Yousaf delivers masterclass in handling hecklers

We need to do more for excluded children than just send them home Cameron Wyllie

Demonstrators hold placards as they protest against the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images

Khan hails 'landmark decision' as councils lose High Court Ulez challenge

Why Keir Starmer, aka 'Vacillation Man', may lose Labour the general election Kenny MacAskill

Firefighters tackle the raging wildfires in Greece. Image: Sarah George/Press Association.

Nature will not wait for a general election

Green policies are now up for debate following the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election.

Analysis: Political parties unsure as cost of living battles climate crisis

Tories and Labour are ditching climate action even as warning signs increase Richard Dixon

Tories' by-election victory shows that changing policy remains Sunak’s best hope Brian Monteith

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner speak to party activists by video link as they telephone canvass voters in the by-elections in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome (Pic: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Labour ‘must learn lesson’ of Uxbridge by-election warns Keir Starmer

Labour still doesn't seem to realise it must inspire voters Scotsman comment

Labour Party candidate Keir Mather celebrates winning with 16,456 votes the Selby and Ainsty by-election on July 21, 2023 in Selby (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Thumping defeats for Tories but Rishi Sunak is spared by-election whitewash

When one protest is disrupted by another, picking a side can be complicated Kate Copstick

Republic chief executive Graham Smith said a chief inspector and two other Metropolitan Police officers personally apologised to him over what he called a “disgraceful episode” after they visited him on Monday evening.

Met Police expresses ‘regret’ over protester arrests ahead of King’s coronation

Nicola Sturgeon did not enjoy a good relationship with Boris Johnson.

How did previous first meetings between First Minister and Prime Minister go?

Mayor of London calls for duty-free shopping to be reinstated

Brixton's 02 Academy was cordoned off by police

Brixton concert: Woman dies after crowd crush at Asake gig

A London taxi drives past a petrol station. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Ultra-low emission zone to be expanded to whole of London under fresh plans

London's Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan takes pride in Mr Sunak's achievements

Sadiq Khan: Labour mayor's pride over first British-Asian PM

A man paddles in the fountain in Trafalgar Square, central London, as Britons are set to experience the hottest UK day on record as temperatures are predicted to hit 40C. Picture date: Tuesday July 19, 2022.

UK temperature hits 40C for first time as major incident declared in London

Members of the band "Kalush Orchestra" pose onstage with the winner's trophy and Ukraine's flags after winning on behalf of Ukraine the Eurovision Song contest in Turin. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Boris Johnson hopes Ukraine can host Eurovision

Piccadilly Line tube trains parked up at a depot near Boston Manor tube station in London

Tube strike causes ‘chaos’ for commuters across London

Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan ‘not at all’ interested in leading the Labour Party if Starmer goes
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has denied he has ambitions to lead the Labour Party in the event Sir Keir Starmer is forced to stand down.

A police officer goes into 10 Downing Street in London. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Dunham

Downing Street insiders claim Boris Johnson would turn up and drink at parties

Passengers descend the escalators to the Elizabeth Line platforms at Paddington Station, London, as the new line opens to passengers for the first time.

Elizabeth Line platforms evacuated at Paddington Station

Mourners gather near a Tops Grocery store in Buffalo, New York, following the weekend shooting.

London mayor says he feels ‘safe’ despite being on hit list of US shooter

Voters will go to the polls on 5 May

Communicate with care in the run-up to elections - Julie Moulsdale

Scotland has some of the best air quality in the UK, but some areas still have dangerously high levels of air pollution. Photo: rabbit75_cav / Canva Pro.

All you need to know about air pollution in Scotland

Emergency services near the Aquatics Centre, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London

Major incident in London's Olympic Park as people injured in 'gas leak'

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for joint action from Scottish and UK Governments on cost of living crisis (Photo: Andrew Milligan, PA).

2.5 million Scots face fuel poverty this year, new figures show

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

A fresh start is needed, a deep-clean of a toxic culture - Dani Garavelli

Boris Johnson has been contacted by police

Boris Johnson contacted by police in partygate probe

Cressida Dick has resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service.

Former Chief Constable Sir Stephen House linked with Met job

The head of London's Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, said she is resigning after a string of controversies that undermined public confidence in the force and prompted a falling out between her and the capital's mayor, Sadiq Khan (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File).

Tensions between Home Secretary and London Mayor as Met Police chief quits

Metropolitan Police chief Dame Cressida Dick leaves BBC Broadcasting House, London, following her appearance on BBC Radio London.

Dame Cressida Dick resigns as Met Police commissioner

Emergency services at the scene on The Broadway in Highams Park, east London, where a number of people are being treated by paramedics from the London Ambulance Service after a bus collided with a building. Picture date: Tuesday January 25, 2022.

Three children and two adults in hospital after London bus crash

While London introduced a congestion charge zone, plans for one in Edinburgh were rejected in a referendum (Picture: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

How to make congestion charging popular – Professor Stephen Salter

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries