London Mayor Sadiq Khan is under increasingly heavy fire from his predecessor, residents and even President Trump over rising crime in the city – though Khan says police cuts from the Conservative government are to blame. “It is a pathetic performance.”Johnson is the latest high-profile figure to dive into the debate over London crime. In June, he was blasted at a town hall by a hostile crowd unhappy with the rising crime in London since he took office. “There are no bobbies on our street, Londoners don’t feel safe, our communities don’t feel safe,” a resident shouted at a recent town hall event. “You give me statistics Mr. Khan, but for me as a parent, I’m telling you, we do not feel safe.

Source: Fox News July 30, 2018 14:26 UTC