SIR Sadiq Khan has been accused of nakedly politicising the New Year’s Eve fireworks with veiled jibes at the Tories.
London’s Labour Mayor was believed to have deliberately picked songs celebrating his party’s summer election triumph.
Fireworks light up the sky over Big Ben on New Year’s Eve[/caption]
The accompanying soundtrack included the 1999 Travis hit Why Does It Always Rain On Me – which some viewers took as mocking Rishi Sunak’s notoriously sodden speech in No10.
Suspicions were raised when it was immediately followed by the New Labour anthem Things Can Only Get Better.
The D-Ream classic was memorably blasted out by “Stop Brexit” rabble-rouser Steve Bray during Mr Sunak’s election announcement.
One spectator accused the recently-knighted Mayor of “trolling” the former PM, while another accused him of making the event “overtly political”.
Sir Sadiq previously sparked fury in 2019 for lighting up the London Eye in the colours of the EU flag while he was agitating for a second referendum.
Tory London Assembly Member Susan Hall told The Sun: “Khan has form on politicising the NYE fireworks. Nothing he does there surprises me.
“I just wish he would roll up his sleeves and help the Metropolitan Police sort out crime in London – sadly we know that won’t happen. Attempting to score political points with Londoner’s money is all he is good at!”
A Tory source added: “Things can only get better? In Sadiq Khan’s London things have only been getting worse for years.
Sir Sadiq’s knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list has angered people who believe he has failed to deliver in City Hall.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “The Mayor was delighted to welcome 2025 with our biggest and best-ever New Year’s Eve celebrations. Around 100,000 Londoners and tourists joined together on the banks of the Thames for an unforgettable night of fireworks, lighting and music, while millions more watched all around the world.
“This year’s soundtrack included a wide-range of recent hits and classics from all across the globe, including One Direction, Dame Vera Lynn, Natasha Bedingfield, Travis, Sir Elton John, Panjabi Hit Squad, Tems, and Shaboozey.
“The Mayor is proud London sent out a message of hope and love to the world and showed once again why it’s the greatest city on earth.”
Sadiq Khan came under fire for ‘politicising’ the NYE fireworks[/caption]
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