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London's New Muslim Mayor Pledges to be Mayor for All

London's New Muslim Mayor Pledges to be Mayor for All

Saturday, 07 May 2016 08:23 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He's going to be a mayor for all.

To emphasize his message, Khan celebrated his landslide election victory Saturday in a multi-faith ceremony at a riverside Anglican cathedral.

He says he's determined to be an approachable Everyman for his city of 8.2 million — including a million residents who, like him, happen to be Muslim.

His Labour Party candidacy to lead London triumphed in the face of a Conservative campaign trying to tar him as sympathetic to Islamic extremists. Leading Muslim Conservatives expressed shame and anger Saturday over their own party's attacks on Khan, a London-born son of Pakistani immigrants who became a human rights lawyer, lawmaker and now mayor.

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Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He's going to be a mayor for all.To emphasize his message, Khan celebrated his landslide election victory Saturday in a multi-faith ceremony at a riverside Anglican cathedral.He says he's determined to be an...
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2016-23-07
Saturday, 07 May 2016 08:23 AM
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