Mayor Sadiq Khan


Sadiq Khan, son of a Muslim  immigrant to the UK, has recently been elected Mayor of London. He defeated Zac Goldsmith who gratuitously exploited anti-Muslim prejudice in order to win  London mayoral election, but failed miserably. Lifelong Conservative Peter Oborne has described Goldsmith’s campaign as “the most repulsive I have ever seen as a political reporter”. Former Conservative candidate Shazia Awan has denounced the campaign as “racist”. “This is not the Zac Goldsmith I know,” says Tory Baroness Warsi.
Here is Mr. Khan's story.
 You can read also another good piece on him, by clicking here.

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