New
mayor of
London Sadiq Khan is
welcomed by Ian
McKellen at swearing-in
Sadiq Khan, London's first elected Muslim mayor, was sworn in on a sunny Saturday at a multi-faith service at Southwark Cathedral.
Among those attending the occasion was venerated actor Ian McKellen, who greeted
Khan before the ceremony. Former Labour leader Ed Miliband and*Met police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe were there, too.
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Sadiq Khan becomes London's first elected Muslim mayor
In a brief speech,
Khan said: “Some of you may **t k**w, I grew up on a council estate, a few miles from here.” (He's said that line many times during the campaign.)
“I never dreamed I could be
mayor of London.”
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