Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of trying to "buy off" Sir Sadiq Khan by looking to hand over a peerage to the Mayor Of London.
The potential peerage would follow what is expected to be a damaging round of local elections while the Prime Minister seeks to strengthen his position.
Westminster insiders claimed the appointment would help Sir Keir "shore up his position with patronage" during a period of political instability.
Commenting on Sir Sadiq's potential promotion, Keith Prince, a Reform UK London Assembly member, told GB News the move could be Sir Keir's bid to "buy off" the Labour mayor.
He told GB News: "Well, it can't be a reward for performance, can it? Let's be honest.
"He must be one of the worst performing mayors in the history of the mayoralty. I could list a whole range of areas where he's underperformed.
"I think Starmer's almost being clever here. He's obviously sees Khan as a threat to him. And we saw what he did to the mayor of Manchester..."
The Prime Minister received a slew of criticism for voting down leadership rival - and "King of the North" - Andy Burnham's bid to return to Westminster earlier this year.
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