The Latest Breaking News from Sadiq Khan

What will Labour sacrifice for its housing targets? A standoff in south London is putting it to the test

In Peckham, developers unwilling to meet affordable housing quotas are facing down residents and the council, says author Anna Minton

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

Sadiq Khan Slammed for Denying Sex Gangs Target Girls as Young as 9 Years Old

Ex-cop Jon Wedge exposes child sex gangs targeting 9-year-olds in London, blasts Khan's denials as cover-up. Met reviews 9K cases amid backlash

International Business Times UK · Oct 27, 2025

Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of dismissing London grooming gangs as thousands of cases set to be reopened

Retired Met detective Jon Wedger accused Sir Sadiq of making ‘a mockery out of semantics when the real issue should be vulnerable kids at risk’

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025

Affordable homes target slashed to 20% to tackle London’s housebuilding crisis

The Government said a perfect storm of economic conditions has created a housebuilding emergency.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Sadiq Khan gets go-ahead to slash affordable housing ratio to 20% to tackle London housing crisis

New target is announced by Housing Secretary Steve Reed after weeks of speculation - but critics say it won’t solve housing emergency

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

London Living Wage jumps by inflation-busting 6.9% to £14.80 an hour in boost to 150,000 low-paid workers

Voluntary rate paid by 4,000 firms in capital increases by 6.9% - but unions warn that NHS staff will miss out on increase

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Standard exclusive investigation: Inside London’s grooming gang shame

Police failure. Institutional cover-up. Establishment silence: The real story of London’s harrowing grooming gang epidemic

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

London Mayor Sadiq Khan Accused of Hiding Grooming Gangs as Girls as Young as 13 Raped and Drugged

Allegations emerge that Sadiq Khan's administration suppressed grooming gang reports in London, leaving girls as young as 13 at risk of exploitation.

International Business Times UK · Oct 21, 2025

Revealed: 500,000 penalty tickets for drivers who failed to pay Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel tolls

About 100,000 fines a month - each with a face value of £180 - have been issued since Sadiq Khan introduced the road charges in April

Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025

Don’t cut London’s affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ministers and mayor

Exclusive: Housing secretary and capital’s mayor face calls from within party for rethink on homebuilding plans

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025