{"id":10158,"date":"2025-06-11T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10158"},"modified":"2025-06-11T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:04:05","slug":"sadiq-khan-receives-knighthood-from-king-charles-despite-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10158","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan receives knighthood from King Charles despite opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has been knighted by King Charles, an honour that follows significant controversy. Despite the recognition, Khan faced fierce criticism from senior Conservative politicians, alongside a mammoth petition that amassed 220,000 signatures, aiming to prevent the knighthood.<\/p>\n

The announcement of Khan’s knighthood was made on December 30, 2024, in the New Year\u2019s Honours list.<\/p>\n

Despite the backlash, which included nearly 30 petitions being submitted to revoke the honor, the Mayor’s knighthood proceeded without change. The petition criticised Khan for contributing to a divided and stagnant capital, accusing him of deflecting responsibility for London’s challenges.<\/p>\n

In defence of Khan, Foreign Secretary David Lammy expressed pride in the UK’s ability to elevate individuals from humble beginnings, noting Khan’s rise from being the son of a bus driver to a knight.<\/p>\n

Lammy also acknowledged Khan’s efforts to improve London’s air quality, provide free school meals, and increase council housing.<\/p>\n

However, critics like shadow home secretary Chris Philp lambasted the decision, citing Khan\u2019s record on crime, housing, and soaring council taxes.<\/p>\n

With knife crime rates in London continuing to rise and rents increasing by 32% from 2019 to 2024, opponents argue that the mayor\u2019s failure to address these issues makes his knighthood controversial.<\/p>\n

Khan, reflecting on the honor, expressed his gratitude on social media, emphasising the journey from growing up on a council estate to becoming Mayor of London. While he acknowledges the ongoing criticism from political opponents, he remained steadfast in his commitment to the city he serves.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, has been knighted by King Charles, an honour that follows significant controversy. Despite the recognition, Khan faced fierce criticism from senior Conservative politicians, alongside a mammoth petition that amassed 220,000 signatures, aiming to prevent the knighthood. The announcement of Khan’s knighthood was made on December 30, 2024, in the New […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}