'Astonishing': Sadiq Khan says Boris Johnson has not spoken to him for months

Sadiq Khan has accused the prime minister of not having spoken to him for months during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Mayor of London said he had been lobbying Boris Johnson on the use of face masks, but that the last time he had spoke to him was around two and a half months prior.

"The last time I spoke to him was the last time there was a Cobra meeting, which was in early May," Mr Khan told the Press Association news agency.

"I find it astonishing the Prime Minister of a country during a pandemic isn't holding Cobra.

"I find it equally astonishing that the Prime Minister isn't engaging with the mayor of the capital city.

"But look, it's for him to explain why he's not doing so, I'm keen to make sure that we make London as safe as we can during this pandemic and our teams work with the Government, even though it's not the Prime Minister."

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