{"id":374536,"date":"2026-08-31T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sadiq-khan-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-james-cleverly-announces-london-mayoral-candidacy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:00:23","slug":"sadiq-khan-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-james-cleverly-announces-london-mayoral-candidacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sadiq-khan-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-james-cleverly-announces-london-mayoral-candidacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadiq Khan &#8220;ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL&#8221; as James Cleverly announces London mayoral candidacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7cUj6i8qRPE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sadiq Khan &quot;ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL&quot; as James Cleverly announces London mayoral candidacy\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7cUj6i8qRPE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>James Cleverly has slammed Sadiq Khan for being &quot;asleep at the wheel&quot; after he announced he would be running as the Conservative&#8217;s Mayor of London candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The former Shadow Justice Secretary and Tory MP for Braintree resigned from Kemi Badenoch&#8217;s front bench on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Camilla Tominey on GB News, Cleverly said: &quot;The simple truth of the matter is that Sadiq Khan has been asleep at the wheel as Mayor of London. He&#8217;s let the city&#8217;s reputation slip.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &quot;Ultimately what we need is someone who&#8217;s willing to get a grip and get it sorted.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#London #JamesCleverly #SadiqKhan #ukpolitics #GBNews <\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date with GB News at gbnews.com or on X @GBNEWS<\/p>\n<p>Become a Friend of GB News: gbnews.com\/friend<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Cleverly has slammed Sadiq Khan for being &quot;asleep at the wheel&quot; after he announced he would be running as the Conservative&#8217;s Mayor of London candidate. The former Shadow Justice Secretary and Tory MP for Braintree resigned from Kemi Badenoch&#8217;s front bench on Saturday. 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