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Speaking on TalkRADIO, the Labour MP claimed London Mayor Sadiq Khan's recent call for a second Brexit vote was a way to please "Remain London" residence ahead of the next

mayoral election. Ms Hoey argued she was surprised the Labour Mayor had the time to engage with the Brexit debate considering the rising level of knife crime as well as other pressing issues

to be resolved in the capital. She said: “Sadiq has done this for various reasons. He has just announced that he’s standing again for mayor. “He’s been selected to be the candidate and

London at the moment is and has been a very Remain city. “Although there is a third of London that voted to Leave who always get ignored. “I just think it’s really strange because there are

so many problems in London, there have been so many issues recently - you know the knife crime going up and there’s also the issue with the Crossrail being late - I’m surprised Sadiq has got

the time to venture into this hugely controversial issue.” Writing in The Observer, the London Mayor urged the Prime Minister to offer a second Brexit vote as he believes leaving the

Brussels bloc poses a significant threat to the UK. He wrote: “It’s no secret I campaigned for the UK to remain and I’ve said all along that any form of Brexit – no matter how hard or soft –

would result in fewer jobs, less prosperity and a reduced role for Britain on the world stage. “The evidence for this is irrefutable.” Mr Khan argued there were only two possible outcomes

in the Brexit talks: a bad deal or “no deal” at all, which he claimed would be even worse. He added: “Both these scenarios are a million miles from what was promised during the referendum

campaign, only further exposing the lies and mistruths sold to the public. “They are both incredibly risky and I don’t believe Theresa May has the mandate to gamble so flagrantly with the

British economy and people’s livelihoods.” Although Mr Khan said he respected the will of the British people, he said could not accept Mrs May’s botched negotiations. He said: “At every

stage, her Government has looked unprepared and out of its depth, resulting in a litany of wrong turns.” Mrs May has adamantly rejected calls for a second Brexit vote and has instead offered

MPs the chance to have their say on the final terms her Government thrashes out. Mr Khan’s intervention will ratchet up the pressure on his party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn to endorse a

“people’s vote”.