Sadiq Khan has received a wave of social media abuse, some of it racist, after newspapers incorrectly that reported he might block a new statue of the Queen, days after the London mayor warned that some media outlets were “monetising” hatred.
The story, initially reported by the Telegraph under the headline “No room for Queen Elizabeth II statue on Trafalgar Square’s fouth plinth, rules Sadiq Khan”, was printed despite a statement saying this was not the case.
