Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London since 2016
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| 2025 | The Silvertown Tunnel is scheduled to open in summer 2025, although it has faced significant opposition from environmentalists. |
| 2025 | Khan was knighted in the New Year Honours for political and public service. |
| 2024 | Gun crime in London dropped under Khan's mayoralty, reaching a low in 2024, with gun crime rates significantly lower in London than in other urban areas of the UK. |
| 2024 | Khan was re-elected as Mayor of London, becoming the first London mayor to win a third term. |
| 2024 | London was reported to have less common antisocial behaviour compared to elsewhere in the UK. |
| 2024 | Khan won and accepted the Local Government Award at EPG's Political and Public awards at the House of Commons. |
| April 2024 | Khan called for the establishment of a youth mobility scheme between the UK and the European Union, highlighting the potential benefits for young people and the economy. |
| 2023 | Khan expressed concerns about the significant damage caused by Brexit, advocating for a more sensible approach that includes discussions on rejoining the single market. |
| October 27 2023 | Khan called for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict, a statement that drew criticism from Jewish figures, including the UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis. |
| October 13 2023 | During the Israel–Hamas war, Khan urged Israel to exercise restraint, expressing concern that a blockade of the Gaza Strip could cause suffering among Palestinian civilians. |
| September 2023 | Knife crime in London increased by 54% from 9,086 in the year ended 31 March 2016, just before Khan was elected Mayor, to 14,000 in the year ended 30 September 2023. |
| August 2023 | The ULEZ was further expanded to encompass the whole of Greater London, with stricter charges for non-compliant vehicles. |
| 2022 | Sadiq Khan reverted to supporting rent freezes in London after initially opposing the idea following his election. |
| 2021 | Khan was re-elected as Mayor of London. |
| 2021 | Khan supported the Sutton Link TramLink, part of his London Plan for 2021, although the project was put on hold due to COVID-19 funding issues. |
| 2021 | The ULEZ was extended to cover the North and South Circulars, expanding its impact on air quality in London. |
| July 2021 | The London Labour regional conference voted against the construction of the Silvertown Tunnel, with 74% in favor of scrapping the project. |
| July 2021 | Khan maintained a face mask requirement on London transport despite the UK government lifting the requirement nationwide. |
| March 2021 | Polling indicated that 42% of Londoners believed Khan had handled COVID-19 'well'. |
| January 8 2021 | On the same day he announced the council tax rise, Khan ordered London residents to cease travelling as he declared the COVID-19 crisis in the city a 'major incident' due to a severe increase in infection rates. |
| January 8 2021 | Khan announced a planned council tax rise of 9.5% to fund policing and free transport for pensioners and schoolchildren in London, marking a total increase of 31% since his first budget in 2017-18. |
| 2020 | The murder rate in London, which had reached its peak in 2019, fell dramatically after 2020. |
| October 31 2020 | A second national lockdown was introduced in the UK, although Khan's proposed measures were not used. |
| October 13 2020 | Khan delivered a plan to the UK government to introduce further restrictions in London and called for a 'circuit-breaker lockdown'. |
| August 2020 | Khan announced that the Crossrail project, aimed at creating the new Elizabeth line through central London, had been delayed until 2022 and would require an additional £1.1 billion in funding to complete. |
| June 2020 | In response to the George Floyd protests, Khan announced he had ordered the temporary covering of the statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square to prevent vandalism. |
| June 22 2020 | Khan implemented an increase in the London Congestion Charge to £15 a day, up from £11.50, and extended its hours of operation to 7am – 10pm daily. |
| June 11 2020 | The Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust announced the removal of the Statue of Robert Clayton and discussed this action with Sadiq Khan. |
| June 9 2020 | Khan stated that some statues of slavers in London should be removed and established the Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm to review public monuments and landmarks. |
| May 14 2020 | Khan and the UK Government agreed on a £1.6 billion emergency funding package to ensure the continuation of Tube and bus services. |
| May 7 2020 | Transport for London requested a £2 billion government bail-out to keep services running until September 2020. |
| April 2020 | Khan became the first British political leader to call for face masks to be worn in public. |
| April 24 2020 | TfL announced it would furlough around 7,000 employees due to a 90% reduction in fare revenues. |
| April 22 2020 | Khan warned that Transport for London (TfL) could run out of money to pay staff by the end of April unless the UK government intervened. |
| March 20 2020 | Khan closed 40 tube stations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 17 2020 | Sadiq Khan announced that the London Underground would begin running a reduced service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Khan compared Donald Trump to 'European dictators of the 1930s and 40s' shortly before Trump's state visit to the UK, responding to the ongoing political tension between them. |
| 2019 | Following the London Bridge stabbing, Khan stated the importance of supporting police and security services, linking safety to funding and resource availability. |
| 2019 | The Office for National Statistics released figures showing that crime in London was five times higher than the rest of the United Kingdom. |
| 2019 | Antisocial behaviour peaked in 2019 before beginning to fall. |
| 2019 | Killings using a blade saw a 28% increase from 67 in 2018 to 86 in 2019, contributing to London's murder rate reaching a ten-year high with 149 recorded homicides. |
| 2019 | The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced in Central London, aimed at reducing air pollution by charging non-compliant vehicles. |
| 2019 | Sadiq Khan became an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple. |
| April 2019 | Sadiq Khan joined the Jewish Labour Movement, aligning himself with a significant faction within the Labour Party. |
| March 23 2019 | Khan took part in the Put It to the People march in London, where he addressed a rally alongside prominent political figures advocating for a second Brexit referendum. |
| 2018 | Sadiq Khan was conferred Sitara-e-Pakistan for his services to Pakistan by the Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain. |
| 2018 | Khan was included in the Time 100 list of most influential people in the world. |
| 2018 | Khan became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. |
| 2018 | London was reported to be experiencing an upsurge in serious violent crime, particularly among teenagers and young men, although not at levels seen in the mid-2000s. |
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