{"id":309032,"date":"2026-01-13T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-mayor-of-london-explains-why-he-thinks-london-is-getting-safer-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:00:11","slug":"the-mayor-of-london-explains-why-he-thinks-london-is-getting-safer-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-mayor-of-london-explains-why-he-thinks-london-is-getting-safer-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mayor of London explains why he thinks London is getting safer | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uhMr6pG4WB8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The Mayor of London explains why he thinks London is getting safer | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uhMr6pG4WB8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today Chris and Adam are down in City Hall to speak to the mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan.<\/p>\n<p>He defended London against claims by critics like President Trump and Nigel Farage that the city in unsafe, and pointed to the falling murder rate as proof of a positive counter narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Plus he welcomed Ofcom\u2019s new investigation into X and said \u201cwe need proper guardrails\u201d to protect people online. He also spoke Europe and supported closer alignment with the customs union, and said \u201cwe&#8217;ve got to look at the impact it will have on the U.S. Trade deal\u201d when it comes to rejoining the customs union.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Chris and Adam are down in City Hall to speak to the mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan. He defended London against claims by critics like President Trump and Nigel Farage that the city in unsafe, and pointed to the falling murder rate as proof of a positive counter narrative. 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