Boris Johnson should resign for lying to Parliament, Sadiq Khan says

Boris Johnson should resign as Prime Minister because he has been shown to have lied in Parliament, the Mayor of London has said.

Sadiq Khan succeeded Boris Johnson as London Mayor in 2016

Sadiq Khan told BBC Radio London the revelations from Sue Grey's report, including excessive drinking and mistreatment of cleaners, meant he was no longer fit to lead the country.

"This guy lied at the dispatch box. He is a liar. I do not want a prime minister who is a liar," he said.

The Prime Minister ruled out quitting on Wednesday.

Addressing the Commons, Boris Johnson said he took "full responsibility for everything that took place on my watch", had been "humbled" and learned lessons.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson: I am humbled, and I have learned a lesson

Taking questions from BBC Radio London listeners, Sadiq Khan branded Boris Johnson "a liar" and said the revelations meant he was "embarrassed to be a politician".

He added: "Young people listening to this will think 'they can get away with it. Why should I have confidence in a democracy?'

"It's really sad and I worry.

"We are not all the same... it's a plague on all our houses and it affects the fabric of living in a democracy."

Sadiq Khan took questions from BBC Radio London listeners on Thursday

The mayor was also asked about women's safety, knife crime and air pollution.

He also said he would speak to the leader of Wandsworth Council about a memorial to the victims of those killed in the 1972 Battersea rollercoaster disaster.