Sadiq Khan was said to be furious that he was not consulted about the lockdown planBoris Johnson was today accused of “riding roughshod” over democratically elected local leaders after it emerged that he excluded Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, from Whitehall discussions over new plans to put the capital into quarantine. The prime minister is understood to have discussed proposals for an M25-wide lockdown last week, with restrictions on people coming in and out of the capital if the coronavirus resurges strongly in London. But neither Mr Khan nor other London council leaders were invited to take part in the planning exercise or asked to comment on the proposals. Today Mr Khan wrote to Mr Johnson to accuse him of “totally unacceptable” behaviour, which he said was an affront to millions of Londoners. His comments came as one of

Source: The Times August 03, 2020 11:03 UTC