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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Rish! cowers in No 10 as mob demands peace in lawless London

Rishi Sunak.
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

The United Kingdom, February 2024. A cold wind blew down Whitehall. The streets were nearly empty. The shops boarded up. Just a few veiled women, keeping their heads bowed as they hurried home. Inside 10 Downing Street, the prime minister cowered under his desk. “No more,” he sobbed.

Over in City Hall, Sadiq Khan signed the death warrants of another 50 motorists who had failed to pay the Ulez charge. His original order had been that first offenders should only have both hands cut off, but he had been overruled by the ayatollahs. Sharia law should never be that lenient.

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