LONDON(National Times)- London’s mayor Sadiq Khan called on British diplomats stationed around the world on Tuesday to help counter what he described as “disinformation and lies” about the capital amplified by US President Donald Trump.

Trump, a frequent critic of Khan whom he has called a “terrible mayor”, has made a series of claims about London, including assertions that crime is “through the roof” and that the city wants to “go sharia law”.

Khan, in an interview following a meeting with British diplomats, ambassadors and high commissioners, said that London was not perfect but that it remained a safe city — safer than major U.S. cities.

Khan, who represents Prime Minister Starmer’s centre-left Labour Party, in 2016 became the first Muslim to be elected mayor of London. He has since won two more mayoral elections and has the largest personal mandate of any British politician.