LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan has been called "incompetent" for his failure to tackle knife crime in the city.
Broadcaster Nick Ferrari on Monday (1) has called for Khan to be removed as the mayor of London following four violent deaths in the city over the weekend, including that of a heavily pregnant woman.
Speaking on his LBC show, Ferrari said: "This is what the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said. 'Violence against women has no place in this city'. So it's all right to stab men then, is it? What an extraordinary thing to say.
“All the time, you're busy not allowing fried chicken to be sold near schools or banning pictures of bikinis on the tube or talking about how many trees you've planted.
"I suppose you can say violence against 'women' has no place in this city. Meanwhile, three men, who are also in this city in which you are paid a considerable amount of money to look after, are lying in various mortuaries.
"How much longer is he going to get away with this? I wouldn't trust him to take out the garbage, he's incompetent. How is he still in place?"
Over the weekend, Khan said he was working with local leaders and the Met police to stem the scourge of violence.
Speaking about the death of Kelly Fauvrelle, a heavily pregnant woman who was stabbed to death in south London, Khan said it was a stark reminder that violence against women was endemic in society.
He added: “I am doing all that I can from City Hall, investing in tackling violence against women and girls, setting up the City Hall-funded Violent Crime Task Force to take weapons and criminals off our streets, and establishing a unit to address the causes of crime. We need everyone to play their part - and that means proper investment in the police and public services by the Government.”
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