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He is a former shadow secretary of state for justice, shadow lord chancellor and shadow minister for London<ref> [http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/sadiq-khan Sadiq Khan] ''The Labour Party'', accessed 10 November 2014 </ref> but after the 2015 general election asked not to be included in the shadow cabinet due to his intentions to run as a candidate for the Mayor of London. | He is a former shadow secretary of state for justice, shadow lord chancellor and shadow minister for London<ref> [http://www.labour.org.uk/people/detail/sadiq-khan Sadiq Khan] ''The Labour Party'', accessed 10 November 2014 </ref> but after the 2015 general election asked not to be included in the shadow cabinet due to his intentions to run as a candidate for the Mayor of London. | ||
| − | On May 7 2016, Khan was elected Mayor London, beating [[Conservative Party]] candidate [[Zac Goldsmith]] by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614. Khan is the first Muslim to be elected to the position. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 9 May 2016</ref> | + | On May 7 2016, Khan was elected Mayor of London, beating [[Conservative Party]] candidate [[Zac Goldsmith]] by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614. Khan is the first Muslim to be elected to the position. <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36232392 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016], ''BBC News'', accessed 9 May 2016</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:00, 9 May 2016
Sadiq Khan is a Labour Party MP, he has been the Member of Parliament for Tooting since 2005.
He is a former shadow secretary of state for justice, shadow lord chancellor and shadow minister for London[1] but after the 2015 general election asked not to be included in the shadow cabinet due to his intentions to run as a candidate for the Mayor of London.
On May 7 2016, Khan was elected Mayor of London, beating Conservative Party candidate Zac Goldsmith by 1,310,143 votes to 994,614. Khan is the first Muslim to be elected to the position. [2]
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Staff
- Joy Adeyamo [3]
- Candida Jones [3]
- Alison Picton - Councillor, Wandsworth Borough Council [3]
- Shueb Salar - Head of operations, Sadiq for London [3]
- Carissa Tossell [3]
Affiliations
Contact
- Telephone: 02086822897
- Email: sadiqkhanmp@parliament.uk
- Website: www.sadiqkhan.org.uk
- Address: 273 Balham High Road, London, SW17 7BD
Notes
- ↑ Sadiq Khan The Labour Party, accessed 10 November 2014
- ↑ 'Elections: Labour's Sadiq Khan elected London Mayor' 7 May 2016, BBC News, accessed 9 May 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 21 April 2016
