Knighted Sadiq Khan says his children think he's 'sold out' by becoming 'part of the establishment' after accepting honour from the King

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said his children think he has 'sold out' by accepting a Knighthood and becoming 'part of the establishment'. Sir Sadiq is now in his third term as Mayor of London, having initially been elected in 2016 and then reelected in 2021 and 2024 The Mayor of London, a former Labour MP, was handed a knighthood in the first batch of appointments made since Keir Starmer entered Downing Street Sir Sadiq said that his two daughters think his knighthood is a sign he has 'sold out - that I'm part of the establishment'. Bob Blackman, chair of the 1922 Committee and himself a CBE, called Sir Khan's knighthood 'an absolute reward for failure' Emily Thornberry, Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, was made a Dame in the latest Honours List Horticulturalist, author and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh and children's author Jaqueline Wilson were also on the Honours List ‘He refuses to take responsibility for his failures and shows no remorse or accountability. Sir Sadiq also faced a backlash over this year's NYE fireworks after he was accused of putting himself 'front and centre' of the display and using it to take potshots at political opponents An image of the sun projected onto the London Eye, with the song Things Can Only Get Better - a song mostly famously used by New Labour after their election win in 1997 Viewers suggested that playing 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' referred to when the election campaign got off to a soggy start in May as then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he was calling the vote without an umbrella in the midst of a huge downpour outside Number 10 'It's humbling for me. Former England manager Gareth Southgate was bestowed with the honour following the Three Lions glorious Euros run to the final in Germany last summer Stephen Fry has been made a Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours list for services to mental health awareness, the environment and to charity Knife crime campaigners have branded Khan's knighthood 'an insult' to victims' families.