Sadiq has lost the plot
Sadiq Khan Fails London, Then Lectures the World on Gaza
Instead of hurling "genocide" like a Twitter troll, maybe Sadiq should declare an emergency on the real genocidal assault happening to British girls: systematic grooming, rape, and exploitation by gangs his policies have failed to deport or deter.
In a city plagued by knife crime, grooming gangs, and a relentless surge in sexual violence, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan has once again chosen to play global moral arbiter rather than local law enforcer.
During a People's Question Time event in Hammersmith, Khan declared, "What's happening in Gaza is a genocide," citing images of starving children, a collapsed health system, and a recent UN commission report as his evidence.
This marks the first time the Labour mayor has used the incendiary term "genocide" to describe Israel's actions in Gaza, breaking ranks with his own party's government and even the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which has issued only provisional measures finding a "plausible" risk but no final declaration of genocide.
What the heck, Sadiq? While Palestinians suffer (and that's a debate for international courts) tthousands of Londoners, especially vulnerable women and children, are enduring a very real nightmare right here at home. One that Khan's administration seems all too happy to ignore in favor of virtue-signaling abroad.
Let's get one thing straight: Khan's accusation isn't just premature; it's reckless. The ICJ, in its bizarre and ongoing case brought by South Africa against Israel, has ordered provisional measures to prevent "genocidal acts" (never mind Hamas starving Israeli hostages to near death) and ensure aid reaches Gaza, but it has explicitly not ruled on the merits of the genocide claim. Experts predict a final judgment might not come until 2027 or later, given the court's glacial pace.
But even if you buy the UN's take, Khan, a lawyer by training, should know better than to leap to conclusions that courts haven't. This isn't leadership; it's inflammatory posturing that risks alienating London's diverse communities, including its Jewish population, who have already criticized him for "exacerbating divisions." The Board of Deputies of British Jews called it out, saying it contradicts the UK government's stance and alienates "large sections of London’s population."
Worse, it distracts from the festering crises Khan has failed to fix after nearly a decade in office. Take the epidemic of immigrant-led sexual violence in London. Official data paints a damning picture: Up to 47% of sexual offense charges in the capital last year involved foreign nationals, according to a 2025 analysis by the Centre for Migration Control. That's not some fringe conspiracy; it's from police records showing overrepresentation from countries like Afghanistan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Algeria. Rape reports hit one every 26.5 minutes in 2023, with over 4,300 children victimized that year alone, many by predators who entered the UK unchecked.
The Metropolitan Police's own figures for the year ending March 2024 show sexual offenses soaring, and while not all perpetrators are immigrants, the disproportionate involvement is undeniable. Khan's response? More empty promises and budget pleas to a central government that's weary of his excuses. Tens of thousands of women and girls in London aren't sleeping soundly because their mayor is too busy tweeting about Gaza to tackle the grooming gangs terrorizing their streets.
Let's not forget the whole grooming gangs crisis, as the UK is finally confronting a scandal that's been rotting for decades, and Khan's London is ground zero for much of it.
Baroness Louise Casey's National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, published in June 2025, revealed a "culture of blindness, ignorance, and prejudice" that let these networks thrive. It found that authorities "shied away" from the ethnicity factor, allowing disproportionate numbers of Asian men, often British-Pakistani heritage, to exploit vulnerable girls without scrutiny. In Rotherham alone, at least 1,400 children were abused between 1997 and 2013 by such gangs; Telford saw over 1,000 victims across three decades; Rochdale had 74 confirmed cases hinting at a wider horror.
Fast-forward to 2025: The audit estimates around 500,000 children experience some form of sexual abuse annually in the UK, with 17,000 contact exploitation cases in 2024 alone, including group-based offenses. A significant chunk of live cases involve non-UK nationals or asylum seekers. Even Elon Musk called out the cover-up earlier this year, accusing Labour of enabling it, sparking a government U-turn toward a national statutory inquiry.
In London, under Khan's watch, the Met Police has been lambasted for failures in these cases. The Casey report highlighted how fears of racism accusations paralyzed action, letting predators roam free. July 2025 saw arrests of former officers implicated in Rotherham abuses, with survivors alleging cops raped them as young as 12 or handed them back to gangs. Cold cases are piling up—over 1,000 now slated for review. Yet Khan, who oversees the Met, prioritizes international solidarity marches over bolstering child protection.
The NSPCC warns child sexual offenses remain "close to record levels," with Rape Crisis centers calling the stats "horrifying." One in six women who suffer rape never reports it; for men, it's one in five. In a city of 9 million, that's an ocean of silent suffering, fueled in part by unchecked migration that Khan's Labour allies keep wide open.
What a joke. Khan postures as a champion for the oppressed abroad while his own city descends into chaos. Gaza's plight is tragic, but London's is immediate and actionable and it's on his doorstep What is he waiting for?