Sadiq Khan has been accused of “immature trolling” after London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
Viewers have accused the Mayor of London of using the midnight fireworks show to mock former prime minister Rishi Sunak’s election announcement speech that saw him caught in a downpour outside No 10.
The show featured the 1999 Travis song Why Does It Always Rain On Me – followed by D:Ream’s 1993 hit Things Can Only Get Better – which viewers said was a possible reference to the speech.
Sunak stood in the rain as he announced there would be an election while protestors outside the Downing Street gates played Things Can Only Get Better, Tony Blair’s 1997 election song.
Viewers said the inclusion of the songs gave the display “political undertones” and was “a bit cheeky”. One wrote on X: “Top trolling by Sadiq Khan having the London fireworks mention the wet summer weather followed by Things Can Only Get Better.”
Another said: “Very mature Sadiq. ‘Things can only get better’ for the New Year’s firework display. Why do you insist on making everything so overtly political?!”
