Sir Sadiq says he is "truly humbled" to receive the award but admits that there has been a mixed reaction from his family. He told the Comfort Eating podcast: “My mum is chuffed to bits, my kids think it’s a joke.

Tory criticism of knighthood not the last I will receive, Sir Sadiq Khan says - Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of ‘rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan’.

Sadiq Khan has said his children think he has “sold out” by accepting a knighthood...

Senior Labour MP Emily Thornberry and Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, are among a number of politicians named in the New Year Honours list. Thornberry said she was "both honoured and surprised" to have been made a dame.

People in the capital give their reaction to the news that Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been knighted in the New Year Honours. Sir Sadiq has been honoured for political and public service, having held the role of mayor since 2016.

Let’s be honest — if you’re angry at Sadiq Khan’s knighthood, it’s not just because of his record as Mayor of London. Honours lists always provoke debate, almost as if designed to divide opinion. The system is flawed — from how recipients are chosen to what the titles signify — but it remains our unique way of acknowledging meaningful contributions to society.