British government, London mayor clash over UK invite to Trump
http://ift.tt/2qTivIB Mayor of London Sadiq Khan leaves after observing a minutes' silence with London ambulance staff in London on June 6, 2017, in memory of the victims of the June 3 terror attacks. Police on Monday identified two of the three London attackers as Khuram Butt and Rachid Redouane, after Britain's third terror assault in less than three months, as Prime Minister Theresa May came under mounting pressure over security just days ahead of elections. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSEN The British government on Tuesday stood by an invitation for US President Donald Trump to make a state visit to the UK as London Mayor Sadiq Khan — under attack from the White House — said the offer should be scrapped. “The invitation has been issued and accepted and I see no reason to change that,” Foreign Minister Boris Johnson told BBC radio. Prime Minister Theresa May, asked by The Sun newspaper whether the controversial trip would go ahead, answered “Yes.” But Khan, in an inter...