Sadiq Khan wins third term as Mayor of London

LONDON: The British Pakistani candidate of the Labour Party, Sadiq Khan, was elected Mayor of London for the third time.

The son of a Pakistani bus driver has completed the hat-trick of becoming the Mayor of London.

In London, there was a knife edge competition between Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party and Susan Hall of the Conservative Party for the election of the Mayor.

It should be noted that Sadiq Khan was elected the Mayor of London for the first time in 2016. In 2016, Sadiq Khan defeated Zach Goldsmith, the brother of Jemima. Before becoming Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan served as an MP from 2005 to 2016.

Sadiq Khan, 53, was born in Tooting, London, and earned a law degree from the University of London. Sadiq Khan started politics as a councilor of Winsworth Council.

In the recent election, Sadiq Khan promised to organize free school meals and rent. Sadiq Khan also promised to increase the number of police officers and build more council houses.

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Born in London in 1970, Sadiq Khan’s parents migrated to Britain from Pakistan. His father was a bus driver and he was brought up in a council-provided flat.