Sadiq Khan has accused former Conservative ministers of using language that "plays on people's fears" in response to disorder across the country in recent days.The Mayor of London made the comments to reporters after participating in an anti-racism workshop organised by Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge in west London on Thursday.Mr Khan also said he is "not safe" as an openly-practising Muslim politician after being questioned about widespread disorder in the UK over the course of the la

Sadiq Khan has accused former Conservative ministers of using language that "plays on people's fears" in response to disorder across the country in recent days.The Mayor of London made the comments to reporters after participating in an anti-racism workshop organised by Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge in west London on Thursday.Mr Khan also said he is "not safe" as an openly-practising Muslim politician after being questioned about widespread disorder in the UK over the course of the last week. "Clearly I'm not safe, which is why I've got police protection," he told reporters.Asked whether comments made by Reform UK MP Lee Anderson, accusing the mayor of being controlled by Islamists in February, had contributed to the unrest seen over the last week, Mr Khan said: "I think for the last few years we've seen politicians, including from the last government, use language that's not guarded."He also went on to say that he is "proud" of London's show of unity against the far-right r