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Where are the 400 jihadis still in London, @piersmorgan asks ＠MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan Full interview: https://t.co/lBg4xY9mJz https://t.co/6lW0hBMh2R
Speaking with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain, London’s first Muslim mayor struggled to give coherent answers pertaining to the safety of his city from radical Islamic terrorists.
Morgan specifically asked Khan what London was doing about the reported 400 jihadis who have taken up arms, actually fought for the Islamic State, then journeyed back to city.
“I can’t follow 400 people,” answered Khan, before listing budget cuts as a rationale for these potential killers to be on the loose, unfollowed.
“What could be a bigger priority than people coming back from a Syrian battlefield with intent to harm British citizens?” Morgan pressed. “Why is it not the number one priority? Why are these people just allowed to come back in in the first place, and then the London mayor doesn’t appear to have a clue to where any of them are? No disrespect to you, but where are they?”
Khan: “That’s one of the questions that, obviously, police —”
“But you’re the mayor!” interrupts an irate Morgan.