Fact Check: Did London Mayor Sadiq Khan Ask The British To Learn Arabic? No, Viral Claim Is False

The Verdict London Mayor Sadiq Khan never urged his constituents to learn Arabic, and the claim circulating online is false. The Claim On November 6, Kelvin Mackenzie, former editor of The Sun, a well-known British tabloid, published a post on X, claiming that London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged his constituents to learn Arabic to maintain harmony with immigrants in England. The mayor has never said that.” Although born in England, Khan has Pakistani roots, where the native language is Urdu, not Arabic. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, never urged his constituents to learn Arabic to get along with immigrants.