Sadiq Khan was compelled to distance himself from a declare on his web site {that a} image of a younger white household “does not represent real Londoners”.
The Labour London mayor was criticised over the message, which appeared as a part of a information to his and the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) model.
The information opened with the phrases: “A City for All Londoners”, and promised to enchantment to all ages, genders, sexual orientations and household make-ups.
But an image of a pair and their two youngsters strolling alongside the Thames, with parliament within the background, was highlighted for example of images to not use. A label on the image learn: “Doesn’t represent real Londoners”.
Mr Khan stated the caption was added by a workers member “in error”, and doesn’t replicate his view or the view of the GLA.
“The document has now been taken off the GLA website and is being reviewed to ensure the language and guidance is appropriate,” a spokesman for the mayor stated.
Mr Khan’s rival in subsequent 12 months’s mayoral race, Tory candidate Suzan Hall, referred to as for the mayor to apologise.
She instructed the Mail on Sunday, which uncovered the steerage: “All Londoners are real Londoners, no matter their ethnicity, and Sadiq Khan needs to apologise and stop these desperate, politically-motivated attempts to divide people.”
The row comes as Mr Khan bids to safe a historic third time period as London mayor. He has confronted vital criticism in current months over the enlargement of the capital’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez), which critics say will add to the monetary stress going through households.
He has additionally confronted criticism over the choice to cost drivers for utilizing the Blackwall Tunnel.
Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson final week branded Mr Khan “Dick Turpin” and a “modern-day highwayman” over the taxes.
Mr Khan’s spokesman fired again at Mr Anderson’s criticism over the Blackwall tunnel cost – mentioning that it was determined by his predecessor Boris Johnson.
“The introduction of a toll on the Blackwall Tunnel was confirmed by Boris Johnson when he was the mayor in 2012,” they stated.