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Sir Sadiq Khan has been accused of "embarrassing" Britain following his attack on Donald Trump.
Speaking to GB News, Conservative MP Julia Lopez hit out at the Mayor of London, saying he is guilty of "student politics" after he accused the US President of "fanning the flames of divisive, far-right politics".
Writing in The Guardian, Sir Sadiq said: "President Donald Trump and his coterie have perhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years.
"When he came to the UK on his first state visit, I highlighted how the president had deliberately used xenophobia, racism and ‘otherness’ as an electoral tactic, introducing a travel ban on a number of Muslim-majority countries and praising white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Six years later, the tactics we see from today’s White House seem no different."
Tory MP Julia Lopez has hit out at Sadiq Khan's remarks on Donald Trump ahead of his UK State Visit
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Reacting to the comments made by the Mayor, Mrs Lopez fumed: "Sadiq Khan is a ultimately a student politician. He has had a long serious relationship of animosity towards President Trump, and he is there trying to create embarrassment for our capital city at a time when an important UK ally is visiting.
"And I think you have to view this all in the context of the internal machinations of the Labour Party. There is a deputy leadership contest going on at the moment, but also a lot of questions about whether Keir Starmer can survive some of his terrible decisions over the past year."
She added: "Sadiq Khan is effectively jostling for position as Labour politicians try and curry favour with their left-wing.
"And Sadiq Khan is sort of always provides a masterclass in that kind of student politics and that kind of jostling, whether that's actually to the benefit of our wonderful capital city and the American tourists, the American investors that we want to get here is another question, but I don't think that's ever been one of his prime concerns."
Speaking to GB News, Conservative MP Julia Lopez hit out at the Mayor of London, saying he is guilty of "student politics" after he accused the US President of "fanning the flames of divisive, far-right politics".
Writing in The Guardian, Sir Sadiq said: "President Donald Trump and his coterie have perhaps done the most to fan the flames of divisive, far-right politics around the world in recent years.
"When he came to the UK on his first state visit, I highlighted how the president had deliberately used xenophobia, racism and ‘otherness’ as an electoral tactic, introducing a travel ban on a number of Muslim-majority countries and praising white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Six years later, the tactics we see from today’s White House seem no different."
Tory MP Julia Lopez has hit out at Sadiq Khan's remarks on Donald Trump ahead of his UK State Visit
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GB NEWS / REUTERS / PA
Reacting to the comments made by the Mayor, Mrs Lopez fumed: "Sadiq Khan is a ultimately a student politician. He has had a long serious relationship of animosity towards President Trump, and he is there trying to create embarrassment for our capital city at a time when an important UK ally is visiting.
"And I think you have to view this all in the context of the internal machinations of the Labour Party. There is a deputy leadership contest going on at the moment, but also a lot of questions about whether Keir Starmer can survive some of his terrible decisions over the past year."
She added: "Sadiq Khan is effectively jostling for position as Labour politicians try and curry favour with their left-wing.
"And Sadiq Khan is sort of always provides a masterclass in that kind of student politics and that kind of jostling, whether that's actually to the benefit of our wonderful capital city and the American tourists, the American investors that we want to get here is another question, but I don't think that's ever been one of his prime concerns."
