Sadiq Khan becomes London's first elected Muslim mayor
 

Sadiq Khan becomes London's first elected Muslim mayor
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LONDON — Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has been elected Mayor of London, beating his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith. *

Khan, 45, replaces flamboyant Conservative Boris Johnson after a race characterised by allegations of extremism and racism.*

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Goldsmith called Khan — who is Muslim — a "radical" and accused him of giving "platforms, oxygen and even cover" to Islamic extremists.*

His allegations were echoed by prime minister David Cameron in the parliament, during Wednesdays' question time.*

The son of a bus driver from Pakistan, Khan is a former human rights lawyer who branded himself "the British Muslim who takes the fight to the extremists."* Read more...


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