By: Eastern Eye Staff
LONDON MAYOR DISMISSES CALLS FOR CAPITAL TO GO IT ALONE LONDON Mayor Sadiq Khan has rejected calls for the Remain-dominated capital to secede from the rest of UK after the referendum voted to leave the European Union (EU) but said he wanted a “full seat” at any Brexit negotiations. Khan also demanded more autonomy from central government, including on public spending, in order to “protect” the capital’s economy. While the campaign to leave the EU won last Thursday’s (23) referendum nationwide with 52 per cent, Londoners voted 60 per cent in favour of Britain staying in the EU, along with…
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