London Mayor Sadiq Khan faced criticism for allegedly using the New Year's Eve fireworks display to target Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party.
Sadiq Khan has been criticized for allegedly using taxpayer money to make political statements after the New Year's Eve fireworks display was seen as an attack on Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party . Susan Hall, a London Assembly Member for the Tories, stated that Khan has a history of politicizing the fireworks. Hall expressed her disappointment that Khan doesn't prioritize addressing London 's crime issues. She believes Khan's focus is solely on scoring political points.
Hall's comments follow viewers' observations that the Mayor's 11-minute display included songs that appeared to mock Sunak's rain-soaked general election announcement in May. Viewers pointed out the use of Travis's 1999 song Why Does It Always Rain On Me, followed by D:Ream's 1993 hit Things Can Only Get Better. A Tory source suggested that the song choices alluded to the unfavorable start of the election campaign in May, when then-Prime Minister Sunak announced the vote without an umbrella during a heavy downpour outside Number 10
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