John Travolta proves to be a thorn in Sadiq Khan’s side

As Sadiq Khan continues to face flak over his links to unsavoury characters, even a night at home in front of the television could now prove problematic. In this week’s episode of the BBC’s American Crime Story: The People v OJ Simpson, John Travolta acts out a scene about a man who Khan would no doubt like to forget about.

Playing OJ Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro,  John Travolta recreates a scene in which Shapiro expresses concerns about Simpson’s use of Louis Farrakhan’s security team during the trial — describing them as ‘strident black extremists’:

‘These are the same people who think that some Jews are the devil and that my people have no claim to Israel.’

Of course Khan is better acquainted than most when it comes to Farrakhan, the leader of Nation of Islam — who once described Hitler as a ‘very great man’. The Labour MP represented Farrakhan in 2000 when he attempted — unsuccessfully — to overturn a ban on coming to Britain. Mr