Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim mayor of London, has been knighted, a decision met with both praise and criticism. While Khan expressed humility, Conservative politicians condemned the honor, citing increases in crime and housing costs during his tenure. Conversely, supporters online celebrated his achievement.
The first Muslim mayor of London – who won a historic third term in his post with a huge majority earlier this year – said he was “truly humbled” by the decision yesterday.He said: “I couldn’t have dreamed when growing up on a council estate in south London that I would one day be mayor of London.
Khan was elected as an MP in 2005 and served in Gordon Brown’s government as a junior minister and then as the shadow justice secretary under Ed Miliband.He succeeded Boris Johnson as London mayor in 2016 and defeated the Tories’ Zac Goldsmith. “By rewarding the failing Sadiq Khan, Keir Starmer has shown once again that for Labour it is party first, country second.”
However, luckily for Sir Sadiq, he had plenty of support online – even if many users on Bluesky were mainly happy about how his title would now “eternally piss off the right-wing”.can all the dementors losing their shit over Sadiq Khan getting a knighthood remember just one thing: it’s Sir Sadiq to you now 😄
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