Sir Sadiq has claimed that a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship after the election of Donald Trump. The Mayor’s team says that the latest Home Office stats show that the last three quarterly figures, dating back to between October and December last year, have all set new records for the highest number of applications since comparable records began. A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq detailed that, between April and June this year there were a record 2,194 applications.

In the same period in 2024, there were 1,465 applications, a rise of 50%, they added. Then, since the start of 2025 (the period between January and June), the Government received 4,125 applications. This compares with 2,970 during the first half of 2024 – a rise of 1,155 applications (39%), the Mayor’s team added. In the latest 12 months, there have been 7,347 applications – the highest number since comparable records began in 2004, and an increase of 1,880 (34 per cent) on the previous 12 months (5,467), data suggests.

Sir Sadiq said: “Prominent figures in the US and UK deliberately talk down our country, and in particular our capital city.

“Yet the latest evidence is clear – a record number of US citizens are now applying for citizenship here in the UK.

“For many Americans I speak with, it’s because of our values that record numbers are applying to be citizens.”

He added: “This includes our fundamental values like adhering to the rule of law, being proud of our diversity and championing the rights of minority communities.

“As well as being the UK’s financial, legal and governmental centre, in London we offer an ecosystem that is unparalleled around the world, from our brilliant universities to our culture and our creative industries.

“But it’s also our liberal values that make us stand out – celebrating our diversity in London as a strength, not as a threat to society.”

It comes as the US President is expected to arrive in the UK later today for a state visit.

In July, Trump described London’s Labour Mayor as a “nasty person” who has done “a terrible job”.

The Mayor’s spokesperson said at the time: “Sadiq is delighted that President Trump wants to come to the greatest city in the world.

“He’d see how our diversity makes us stronger not weaker; richer, not poorer.

“Perhaps these are the reasons why a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship under his Presidency.”