After the victory, Sadiq Khan said, “I am very happy that the Londoners have once again trusted me to lead the greatest city on earth.”
Sadiq Khan (File Photo)
Sadiq Khan of Labor Party has once again been elected the Mayor of London. The Labor Party, which had a dismal performance in the local elections held on Thursday, has been relieved after Khan was elected mayor of London. Sadiq Khan, who was appointed as the first Muslim head of the capital of a Western country in 2016, got 55.2 percent votes. His opponent and the Conservative Party’s Shaun Bailey received 44.8 percent of the vote. However, compared to the elections held in 2016, this time only 42 per cent voted.
After the victory, Sadiq Khan said, “I am very happy that the Londoners have relied on me again to lead the greatest city on earth.” During his election campaign, Sadiq Khan of Pakistani origin said that he would insist on generating employment in the city. The 50-year-old Khan said that his second term would be focused on erasing the distances from various communities and coordinating between the city hall and the government. He said, he wants to ensure London’s contribution in rebuilding the country’s economy. Also want to create a better future for the people.
Sadiq Khan has confronted Trump
Sadiq Khan is considered to be one of Breggit’s outspoken critics and has also been a critic of Boris Johnson. Apart from this, he has also had a dispute with former US President Donald Trump. The reason for the dispute between Khan and Trump was the travel imposed by the US President on certain Muslim countries. Khan had strongly criticized Trump for this. The Labor Party has suffered badly in the central and northern parts of England. At one time in British politics, this area used to be the stronghold of the Labor Party. However, in this election the Labor Party has had good success in Wales.
Family came to London from Pakistan in 1970
In his victory speech, Khan spoke about his origins and said that he was born in a diverse environment in the southern part of London. He said, I was a child raised in the council state in the family of a working class immigrant, who is now the Mayor of London. Sadiq Khan’s family came to London from Pakistan in 1970. He was born in London. Sadiq Khan has seven brothers and one sister. He holds a degree in law from the University of North London. Khan started his career as a trainee lawyer at the Christian Fisher Legal Firm in 1994.
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