Sadiq Khan apologises for calling Tory rival ‘thick’ during Ulez expansion argument

Sadiq Khan has apologised in public to a Tory rival after calling him “thick” during an argument about the Ulez expansion.

Mr Khan said he was “really sorry” for saying in relation to London Assembly member Peter Fortune: “For somebody who reads a lot, he ain’t half thick.”

Mr Khan paused during a session of mayor’s question time at City Hall on Thursday morning to tell members: “Can I just apologise unreservedly to Peter Fortune for calling him thick.

“I am really sorry for saying that. I have reflected on that and I shouldn’t have said that. It’s not appropriate for me to have said that, and I’m really sorry – genuinely.”

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