Sadiq Khan accuses Tories of ‘lies’ over London mayoral ad
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6KMBM)
Mayor hits back after Conservatives pull online video showing panicking crowd in New York to criticise crime record
Sadiq Khan has accused the Conservatives of using misinformation and lies" in their campaign to unseat him as London mayor after they deleted an online video using scenes of a panicked crowd at a New York subway station to criticise his record on crime.
The ad, posted on Monday on X in support of Susan Hall, Khan's rival for the London mayoralty in the 2 May election, showed people rushing through New York's Penn station after false reports of gunfire in 2017.
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