Sadiq Khan urged to boycott Saudi-hosted G20 mayors summit

Rights coalition calls on mayors to withdraw from U20, which coincides with anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder

Mainly leftwing mayors of some of the world's biggest cities are being urged to boycott a G20 urban summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on the 2nd anniversary of the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Urban 20 (U20) is being held as part of the Saudi Arabian chairmanship of this year's G20. Among the mayors slated to attend include, Berlin's Michael Muller, London's Sadiq Khan, New York's Bill de Blasio, Paris's Anne Hidalgo, Rome's Virginia Raggi as well as the mayors of Los Angeles and Madrid.