Downing Street has hit back at Donald Trump’s attacks on “disgusting” Sadiq Khan, saying Keir Starmer is proud to call the mayor his “friend”.

The US president reignited his long-running feud with the London mayor on Tuesday, telling POLITICO he was “horrible” and suggesting he only won because immigrants to the capital voted for him.

On Wednesday, a No.10 spokesperson hit back at the president’s remarks, saying: “Those comments are wrong.

“The mayor of London is doing an excellent job delivering free school meals in primary schools, cleaning up London’s air, introducing the world’s largest clean air zone, and building record numbers of council houses.

“The prime minister is proud of the mayor of London’s record and proud to call him a colleague and friend.”

The prime minister’s

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