Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to lure businesses away from the United States

Mayor Sadiq Khan hopes to convince American tech companies to invest more in London.

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"London is back," Capital Mayor Sadiq Khan told CNBC on Wednesday, ambitiously attracting investors, visitors and students who are looking for alternatives to the United States in the uncertain Trump 2.0 era.

The mayor of London told CNBC Tania Bryer that in a time of international instability, when there was a candid political water in the United States, we were frank, candid political waters – in some stable, open place, that’s a variety of things. "The mayor of London is an excellent environment for innovation, creativity and business."

U.S. President Donald Trump often has a stance on trade, immigration and visa policies and the shock of businesses, tourists and students who want to make U.S. bases a U.S. base.

Khan said the UK saw increased interest in American businesses and wanted to avoid more uncertain economic eras and social changes at home.

“They are our closest allies…so I don’t think the United States is the competition, I see them as our great companions, and it’s been a long time since, but I recognize the reality of the past few months, and it’s some American businesses, individuals and people in different sectors who are looking for new places for a variety of reasons.”

“My message is very simple: In fact, in London, we have everything you might want, not only in terms of our stability, openness and diversity, but also in our values.”

There is no lost love between Khan and Trump, and the former calls the president the "poster boy" in 2019. Trump fired the gun at the time, calling the mayor a "stone cold loser, who should focus on London, not me."

Trump won his second term in office last November, and critics like Khan had to take a more diplomatic stance as the British government under the Labor Party under Khan wanted to build a bridge with the Trump administration.

Despite political divisions, Prime Minister Keir Starmer seems to be appreciating Anglophile Trump, the leaders appear to be doing well, Starmer won a highly sought-after trade deal with the United States last month, avoiding many punitive trade tariffs and facing other U.S. allies and rivals.

Khan said: “It is important to withdraw personal opinions when all of us are in the national interest.