Sadiq Khan has once again jetted off on an eco-jolly, this time ditching the Labour conference early to rub shoulders in New York. Instead of “having fun with my friends in Liverpool”, as he said, he’s chosen the bright lights of the Big Apple to show off his green credentials. Nothing says environmental warrior quite like hopping on a plane across the Atlantic…

So inspiring to visit the Billion Oyster Project in New York today and see how they’re embracing nature to clean up the Hudson River and increase biodiversity.

Re-introducing wildlife such as water voles, eels and otters will help us to restore London’s waterways. pic.twitter.com/xcbDQ1tRIY

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) September 24, 2024

Taxpayers will be pleased to hear Khan is enjoying his latest vanity trip, this time involving a boat ride to celebrate… voles and eels – an excursion the Mayor found “so inspiring”. Perhaps less inspiring than the city he left behind, where knife crime involving large blades has doubled in the last five years…