#Badenoch is on SKY, talking to Wilfred Owen about knife crime. She says, "In my view, this is one area where Sadiq Khan is failing. Knife crime is a nationwide issue, but it is particularly problematic in London"

She does not mention Andy Street's record in West Midlands.

"The capital is not the worst area when it comes to stabbings. NHS figures show that in the West Midlands police areas, more hospital admissions for stab wounds were recorded than in London."

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/26/fact-check-has-sadiq-khan-really-overseen-a-surge-in-london

Fact check: has Sadiq Khan really overseen a crime surge in London?

Capital’s mayor is often accused of allowing crime to soar, but Guardian analysis shows reality is more nuanced

The Guardian

@Geri This is typical Tory bullshit and misdirection. London is notoriously unaffordable and the normal people who live there are desperate. It's totally incidental that they have a left-facing mayor. It has *everything* to do with 14 years of Tory cuts and promotion of UK's housing stock as a no-questions-asked vehicle for dodgy foreigners to launder their money.

#londongrad #moneylaundering #torycorruption