Rather than taking responsibility himself, London mayor Sadiq Khan has tried to blame the crime wave ravaging the British capital on the cost of living crisis, after previously blaming the weather.
Over the past week, London streets have been bloodied by a string of violent attacks including six homicides, one of which saw anSpeaking on Friday, the Labour Party’s Sadiq Khan: “Before the summer holidays began, the police, myself and others were warning about what we’ve seen in previous summers – we have seen an increase in violent crime and the cost of living crisis exacerbates this,” he said.
“Why? Because one of the complex causes of crime is deprivation, poverty, lack of opportunities, and so forth. “That’s made worse by the cost of living crisis, and I’m afraid it’s no consolation to me, the police or all those bereaved families to see happening this summer what we feared, which is what we’ve seen in the last week.”
The day prior, Khan, who is also London’s police and crime commissioner, pointed to the hot summer weather as a contributor to the crime wave, claiming that “longer daylight hours, school holidays, a heatwave and so forth” can drive up crime. An 87-year-old man on a mobility scooter was stabbed to death on Aug. 16 in west London. A witness said the man was surrounded by a group of youths. Police have released a photograph of a person of interest.
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