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The Guardian is reporting Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, reclaiming the post for Labour after eight years of Conservative rule and becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major western capital. Robert Booth writes:
“Khan took 1,310,143 votes (57%) after second preferences were taken into account, beating Conservative Zac Goldsmith into second place on 994,614 (43%). His tally gave him the largest personal mandate of any politician in UK history.
The 45-year-old son of a Pakistani bus driver beat Zac Goldsmith at the end of a sometimes bitter campaign during which the Conservatives accused Khan of being ‘dangerous’ and ‘pandering to extremists’. Labour complained that Goldsmith’s campaign was Islamophobic.
In his victory speech Khan said he was ‘deeply humbled by the hope and trust’ voters placed in him, adding: ‘I want to thank every single Londoner for making the impossible possible.’
He added: ‘I’m so proud that Londoners have today chosen hope over fear and unity over division.'”
Read more on The Guardian.
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