Sadiq Khan gives speech after being elected London mayor for third term

thank you from the bottom of my heart Thank You London K killed London K killed London can you please can you please it’s the honor of my life to serve the city that I love and I’m beyond humbled right now I want to express my deep gratitude to my fellow londoners and make this pledge to you I promise to repay the trust you’ve placed in Me by working tirelessly to deliver the fairer safer and Greener London you deserve it’s been a difficult few months we faced a campaign of non-stop negativity but I couldn’t be more proud that we answered feir mongering with facts hate with hope and attempts to divide with efforts to unite we ran a campaign that was in keeping with the spirit and values of this great city a city that regards our diversity not as a weakness but An Almighty strength and one that rejects right hard wi populism and looks forward not back it’s truly an honor to be reelected for a third term and to do so to do so with record levels of support from londoners with an increased margin of Victory but today’s not about making history it’s about shaping our future a future where our children can be nourished with free School meals and breathe cleaner air where all londoners are given the support and help in hand they need to fulfill their potential and where our social fabric is strengthened and our diverse communities cherished and celebrated my determination to ensure London leads from the front with World leading green action remains as strong as ever we’ve already made great strides cleaning up our air and will continue to tackle pollution whether it’s found on our streets or in our Rivers at the same time I pledge to have a constant focus on all the other issues that londoners also care about the rising cost of living crime on our streets homelessness affordable housing for the last eight years London has been swimming against the tide of a Tory government and now with a labor party that’s ready to govern again under k starma it’s time for Richie sunak to give the public a choice a general election will not just pave the path to a new direction for our country but it will make bold action londoners want to see a reality I also have a message to those londoners who didn’t vote for me this week I promise I’ll always be a mayor for all londoners and one who takes very seriously the duty I have to represent the interests of of every Community I also forget to say a massive thank you to my campaign team for their hard work and dedication you’ve all been brilliant I also want to thank K and the shadow cabinet for all their support our assembly members and candidates our Council leaders and counselors across this great City our volunteers our trade unionists and labor party members and the returning officer and everyone here at City Hall for ensuring londoners could make their voices heard a special thank you goes to my mom for everything she’s done for me I love you and to my amazing wife Savia and our daughters Ana and Amara for their strength and support throughout all these years I know there have been times times when this job has taken a toll on you and that’s not right or Fair some of the stuff on social media the protest by a home the threats It’s upsetting it’s frightening and it’s wrong I’m truly sorry for putting you through this but I also know you share my belief as hard as it can be sometimes this work is worth doing because it means being able to give to other families the same life-changing opportunities that this wonderful city has extended to ours I love you all so much my final thank you must go to my fellow londoners the people who make this city not only special but the greatest city in the world once again you you’ve proved that London is a city of progress a city of pluralism and above all a city of possibility a beacon for openness inclusion and equality across the world it’s londoners who inspire me every day to continue our mission of building a fairer safer and Greener London and in what I hope will be a year of great change a future labor government led by K starma working with us in City Hall will mean we can go much further and accomplish so much more ensuring that for our capital and for our country our brightest days are still ahead of us thank you

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected mayor of London, winning a historic third term in a dramatic contest.
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Sadiq Khan has been re-elected mayor of London, winning a historic third term in a dramatic contest. Khan secured victory over the Conservative candidate, Susan Hall, on Saturday afternoon, with 43.8% of the vote. He took to the stage to give his victory speech after the result was announced. ‘It’s been a difficult few months. We faced a campaign of nonstop negativity,’ Khan said. ‘It’s the honour of my life to serve the city that I love and I’m beyond humbled right now’

• This text was amended on 6 May 2024. Sadiq Khan won 43.8% of the vote, not 61.2% as an earlier version said.

Sadiq Khan wins historic third term as London mayor after Andy Burnham takes Manchester – live ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/04/local-election-results-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-susan-hall-west-midlands-greater-manchester?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-66365f698f082c8a32ea9fdc#block-66365f698f082c8a32ea9fdc

Sadiq Khan elected London mayor for third term in further boost for Labour ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/04/sadiq-khan-elected-london-mayor-for-third-term-in-further-boost-for-labour-susan-hall

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32 comments

  5. Sadiq khans London – A man has died after he was stabbed during a ‘fight’ on a residential street in east London.

  9. He's not making London safe at all as there are high rise of all sorts of crime especially with mobile phone and electric bike thieves. We don't see police officers on the streets as we used to years ago. Where are the funds going to?

  12. Next Labour Party leader and prime minister of Great Britain 🇬🇧 ❤️💓💖😍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧👍👍🇬🇧👍

  22. Sadiq Khan's nothing to be proud about, he was the only marginally better voting option of all the worst possible choices available. Avoiding voting in the right wing Islamophobic Conservative candidate.

    He's completely out of touch with the reality, hardships and feelings of Londoners and disliked by most.

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