Khan’s housing claim questioned

1st September 2017

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of making fake claims about the purchase of a plot of land for affordable homes. City Hall had said the decision to snap up an industrial estate in Waltham Forest on which to develop new housing was “one of his first actions as Mayor” but it has been revealed that his predecessor Boris Johnson signed the £12m order. A spokesperson for Mr Khan insisted: “The previous Mayor had prepared a business case to acquire the site, but under him discussions had stalled and the deadline for buying the site was missed”.

Evening Standard (25/08/2017)