Tory criticism of knighthood not the last I will receive, Sir Sadiq Khan says Sir Sadiq Khan has said criticism of his knighthood is not the last he will receive from the Conservatives “unless they’ve done a new year’s resolution”.
The Labour politician drew criticism from several Conservatives, including shadow home secretary Chris Philp, who accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of “rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan”.
Sir Sadiq told the PA news agency: “Look, today’s not the first time the Conservatives have criticised me.
A Change.org petition titled “Stop the Knighthood of Sadiq Khan” has received more than 212,200 signatures throughout December.
“Unless they’ve done a new year’s resolution, it won’t be the last time they criticise me.