Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump

Khan’s comments come after US president used speech at UN to call London mayor ‘terrible’

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Sadiq Khan has hit back at Donald Trump, accusing the US president of being “racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic” after he used a speech at the UN to call the London mayor “terrible” and claim the city was being steered toward “sharia law”.

Trump’s remarks on Tuesday night provoked anger among Labour figures, with the health secretary, Wes Streeting, praising Khan as someone who “stands up for difference of background and opinion”.