Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

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@MayorofLondon

Husband, father, and Mayor of the greatest city in the world. He/Him. Tweets before 9 May 2016 are from the previous Mayor.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon Sep 17, 2025

In London, hate will never win.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon 4m

London’s public health approach to tackling violence works.

Since I set up @LDN_VRU, the number of young people in hospital for knife assault has been driven down by 56%.

It’s a bigger reduction than the rest of the country, proving prevention and investment in young people works.

ft.com/content/d286c0…

Chart titled “London’s knife-related hospital admissions have halved since 2018/19”. A dot plot compares hospital admissions for assault with a knife or sharp object across three periods: 2018/19, 2024/25 and 2025/26. Admissions have fallen substantially in all age groups. For all ages, admissions decreased from about 1,150 in 2018/19 to around 740 in 2024/25 and about 580 in 2025/26. Among people aged 25 and over, admissions fell from roughly 570 to 400 and then 330. For those under 25, admissions dropped from about 580 to 335 and then 260. The largest reduction is seen in the all-ages total, showing knife-related hospital admissions in London have roughly halved since 2018/19. Source: NHS England Digital and Metropolitan Police Service, reported by the Financial Times.

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon 2h

The traffic is gone - businesses are already seeing the benefits.

Only a week after we closed Oxford Street to traffic, footfall rose 16% and spending climbed 28% compared to the same period last year.

standard.co.uk/news/london/ox…

www.standard.co.uk Oxford Street footfall jumps in first week of pedestrianisation New figures from by City Hall suggest footfall, visitor spending and Tube station usage all increased during the first week of Oxford Street's new traffic-free era

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon 3h

This is the start of a new era for Oxford Street. In the first week since pedestrianisation, spending rose by 28% - a strong sign that more space for people is good for businesses too.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon 6h

Retail spending up 28%. International visitors up 42%.

The figures from Oxford Street’s first week of pedestrianisation are hugely promising.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

www.bbc.co.uk Rise in spending on traffic-free Oxford Street, figures show The figures were compared with the same week last year, before a stretch was pedestrianised.