“When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.”

The Guardian · Aug 7 · Khan condemns climate denial as European heatwaves kill thousands

“This is the third drought London has experienced in the past five years. Across the world, the past 11 years have been the 11 hottest ever recorded.”

The Guardian · Aug 7 · Khan condemns climate denial as European heatwaves kill thousands

“Licensing decisions that could make or break our city’s nightlife have, in my view, been skewed towards the interests of a handful of highly vocal residents and councillors, without giving enough weight to the effects on London’s wider economy and culture.”

The Guardian · Aug 8 · Sadiq Khan orders Westminster to scrap Soho pub-ban and 'vertical drinking' rules

“undermine City Hall’s efforts to make London’s nightlife the best in the world”

The Guardian · Aug 8 · Sadiq Khan orders Westminster to scrap Soho pub-ban and 'vertical drinking' rules

“remove this cumulative impact policy altogether, instead setting out a positive vision of the economic growth that is being promoted, rather than the activity that is to be restricted”

The Guardian · Aug 8 · Sadiq Khan orders Westminster to scrap Soho pub-ban and 'vertical drinking' rules

“Manchester city council’s policy has adopted a more enabling approach, with no core hours policy, no cumulative impact policy and a clear vision for what they are looking to promote across their different local neighbourhoods.”

The Guardian · Aug 8 · Sadiq Khan orders Westminster to scrap Soho pub-ban and 'vertical drinking' rules

“National governments across the globe must step up and meet the gravity of this moment with renewed focus, funding, and resolve.”

The Guardian · Aug 7 · Khan pressures Burnham on climate as North Sea oil decision looms