Sadiq Khan received racist abuse after false reports he blocked Queen statue

The Telegraph claimed the London mayor had ruled out a sculpture of the late Queen on Trafalger Square's fourth plinth

Sadiq Khan has received a wave of social media abuse, some of it racist, after newspapers incorrectly reported he might block a new statue of the Queen, days after the London mayor warned 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.