Why is Sadiq Khan in line for a knighthood?

Welcome to Labour’s Britain, where failure is lauded and incompetence rewarded. According to reports in the Financial Times, it appears that Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, has ended up on the draft list for the New Years honours. Also thought to be receiving a gong is Labour lefty Emily Thornberry, chair of the foreign affairs committee while rumours abound that Sir Keir’s former chief of staff Sue Gray – who was demoted from the top job just months into Starmer’s premiership – may have also made the cut. Quite the motley crew, eh?

Mr S is rather perplexed about reports that the London mayor may be set to receive a knighthood – not least because of his rather disastrous reign over the city. Steerpike would remind readers that far from improving life in the capital, the Labour mayor has presided over its demise. Take knife crime in the city, for example.