Sadiq Khan Faces Fresh Accusations of Sexist and Rude Behaviour Towards Women in Explosive London Assembly Clash
A heated exchange inside the London Assembly has erupted into a major controversy after Mayor Sadiq Khan was directly accused of repeatedly displaying rude and disrespectful conduct towards female members.

The confrontation unfolded during a routine questioning session when Khan criticised a female Labour assembly member in her absence, referring to her as a “rubbish member of the assembly.”
Assembly members immediately pushed back, with one stating bluntly that Khan has “never been as rude to me as he is consistently to women, including Assembly Member Best,” describing his behaviour as appalling and calling it out across party lines.
Khan attempted to defend himself by claiming the questions were poorly prepared and insisting he had written his own responses, but this only intensified the criticism as members accused him of also being rude to Greater London Authority staff who support the assembly.
The incident has highlighted what critics describe as a long-standing pattern of dismissive and sexist attitudes from the mayor, with multiple women in the chamber nodding in agreement as the accusations were levelled.
Observers noted that Khan frequently evades direct answers on key London issues and shows little patience when challenged, particularly by female representatives holding him to account.

The controversy comes at a sensitive time politically, as reports suggest Prime Minister Keir Starmer is considering offering Khan a peerage or even a cabinet role to neutralise him as a vocal internal critic ahead of May’s local elections.
Such a move would follow Starmer’s earlier decision to award Khan a knighthood, raising questions about patronage and efforts to shore up Labour unity at a moment when the party faces expected heavy losses.
The broader context reveals growing frustration with London’s governance, where the capital operates almost as a separate region with its own assembly, increasingly detached from the rest of England and facing massive demographic and cultural changes.
Footage from cities like Birmingham shows streets filled with crowds that many long-time residents no longer recognise, fuelling concerns about uncontrolled immigration and the transformation of traditional British communities.
Critics argue that constitutional protections intended to safeguard the British state from external influence, such as the Act of Settlement, have been effectively repealed through Schedule 4 of the British Nationality Act 1948, allowing individuals born outside the historic kingdoms to hold high office.

If those original safeguards had remained in force, figures like Khan could not serve as mayor, knight, lord or in any position of trust, a point now being raised as evidence of systemic subversion that leaves British women and the wider public questioning the direction of their capital and country.
















