{"id":648446,"date":"2025-12-22T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/648446\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:34:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:34:20","slug":"khan-insists-reeves-is-still-his-friend-after-reported-row-over-funding-for-london-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/648446\/","title":{"rendered":"Khan insists Reeves is still his ‘friend’ after reported row over funding for London transport"},"content":{"rendered":"

The London mayor was allegedly told to \u201cget out\u201d of the chancellor\u2019s office as he tried to negotiate more funding, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SadiqSadiq Khan (left, credit GLA) and Rachel Reeves (right, credit gov.uk)<\/p>\n

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has insisted his relationship with Rachel Reeves remains \u201cvery fraternal\u201d in light of reports she abruptly cut short a meeting between the two about investment in the capital.<\/p>\n

Khan was allegedly told to \u201cget out\u201d of the chancellor\u2019s office as he tried to negotiate more funding for London. The incident has been confirmed by City Hall sources to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), but never by the mayor himself.<\/p>\n

Questioned during Mayor\u2019s Question Time over the series of events by his opponents on the London Assembly, Khan said he had never been \u201cthrown out of anyone\u2019s office\u201d but said he would always stand up for London.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know the exact words she used, but it was very fraternal, as it always is when I see the chancellor,\u201d he told assembly members. \u201cI\u2019ve not received a red card at football either, nor I think slammed a door ever in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month Reeves said she did not \u201crecognise\u201d the language used in the report and said she had a \u201cgreat relationship\u201d with the London mayor.<\/p>\n

The disagreement reportedly came when Khan attempted to lobby her for more money for transport projects in the capital. The chancellor ended up announcing limited financial support for the Docklands Light Railway extension, but did not mention proposals for the West London Orbital or the Bakerloo Line extension.<\/p>\n

Khan told the London Assembly that he has spent a \u201clot of time\u201d lobbying the Treasury to invest in major transport infrastructure and would carry on appealing to ministers for funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the impression is being created that I am a forceful champion for London, I quite like that,\u201d he said of the reports. \u201cIf the impression is being left that I will be challenging to both Labour and Conservative chancellors, I like that as well, because it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am friends with the chancellor, but that doesn\u2019t mean that I\u2019m not arguing for London \u2013 even though members of the government, including the cabinet, are friends of mine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to London\u2019s needs and priorities, sure, I\u2019ll work with the government, whatever colour it is, when it comes to London. But I\u2019ll be challenging and hold them to account and ask for things, even though they are friends, including the chancellor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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