London – Students excluded from the American universities by the government of President Donald Trump should come to the UK instead, the mayor Sadiq Khan van London told an event on Monday, while he is criticized governments that enter into “narrow” and damage nationalism.
London praised as a ‘beacon of hope, progress and possibilities’, Khan told those present at the Summit of Concordia Europe that the city will push back against movements’ to closed societies and countries that want to cut themselves out of the world, their responsibilities under the world order -based and a limited form of nationalism that kill their populations and outskirts and outsiders.’ ‘
“To choose one country completely randomly, I have to say that we are happy that the record number of Americans request a British citizenship or live and work here, and that many choose to settle in London,” Khan continued.
“Our city will always offer newcomers a warm welcome,” said the mayor. “The same applies to all overseas students who are considering going where to go. If the US is closed to you, we will ensure that London is open, because we appreciate and celebrate that foreign students have made to our society, our economy and our culture.”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks in London, UK, on 8 June 2025.
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The governments that ‘want to put the brakes on globalization or can relax as much as possible as they can with their observed benefits’ are working on’ a fully self -destructive exercise that will cause enormous damage to your own economy and that of your allies and trading partners, “Khan said.
KHAN-A prominent member of the British Center-Linkse Labor Party-does not explicitly mention the Trump administration in his speech. The two men have repeatedly criticized in the past.
When Khan ran for mayor of London in 2015, he said that Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims who entered the US was ‘outrageous’. Khan, who comes from the British Pakistani background, later said he hoped that Trump would “lose heavily” in the 2016 presidential elections. During the first term of Trump, Khan lobby the British government to cancel the State Visit of the President 2017.
Trump has characterized Khan’s criticism as ‘very filthy’, accused the three-time mayor of doing a “terrible work” and has rejected him as a “stone cold loser”.
Mobilize European countries to attract students and blocked researchers for their work in the US, because the Trump administration wants to limit financing for American institutions that are linked to diversity, fairness and inclusion initiatives.
The Trump government also focuses on universities that accuses it to do too little to suppress pro-Palestines protests against the war of Israel in Gaza that the White House is broadly characterized as anti-Semiticized.
Last month, the European Union launched a $ 566 million plan for 2025-2027 “to make Europe a magnet for researchers.” In the meantime, the UK is preparing its own $ 67 million plan to attract foreign researchers.
On Monday, Khan addressed those who are no longer at ease with their political climate “to” come to London, because we are ready to roll out the red carpet to managers, technical entrepreneurs, high neat-value individuals, creatives, students, students, whoever it is. “
“If you appreciate certainty and stability, freedom and democracy, pluralism and mutual respect, then London is the place to be,” the mayor said.
A graduating student wears his hat, decorated with a status of support for international students, during initial exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 29 May 2025.
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