Sadiq Khan today insisted he “stands ready” to help get a statue of the Queen on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square.
The London Mayor’s office hit back at reports the plinth - which has hosted modern artworks since 1999 - would not feature the UK’s longest-reining monarch for the foreseeable future.
Speculation mounted after the plinth’s newest work - a statue of Malawian preacher John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule - was unveiled yesterday.