Posted on 05/06/2016 2:40:08 PM PDT by HomerBohn
LONDON Labour candidate Sadiq Khan has been elected Mayor of London, beating his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith.
Khan, 45, replaces flamboyant Conservative Boris Johnson after a race characterised by allegations of extremism and racism.
Goldsmith called Khan who is Muslim a "radical" and accused him of giving "platforms, oxygen and even cover" to Islamic extremists.
His allegations were echoed by prime minister David Cameron in the parliament, during Wednesdays' question time.
The son of a bus driver from Pakistan, Khan is a former human rights lawyer who branded himself "the British Muslim who takes the fight to the extremists."
Before the elections, he promised to be "a mayor for all Londoners," urging voters to "choose hope over fear."
A difficult campaign
Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said the introduction of a directly elected London mayor 16 years ago had introduced "an American form of government" that differs from traditional British parliamentary and local government structures.
"Now intriguingly this time and we've seen a bit of it before it appears to have brought with it some of the harder American campaign tactics," he said ahead of the result.
A victory for Khan is a bright spot in what looks set to be a grim day for Labour, which has been out of office nationally since 2010.
Opposition parties usually gain seats in midterm elections as voters punish the sitting government. But Labour under left-wing leader Jeremy Corbyn is divided and beset by a controversy over allegations of anti-Semitism within its ranks. The claims gained new momentum when former London Mayor Ken Livingstone a Corbyn ally claimed that Adolf Hitler had supported Zionism before he came to power.
Livingstone, Labour lawmaker Naz Shah and several local party officials have been suspended over comments or social media posts about Israel, and Corbyn has faced renewed pressure over his links to pro-Palestinian groups.
About 2,700 local council seats are up for grabs, and Corbyn predicted last week that Labour wouldn't lose ground but later said that "predictions are not that important."
A poor showing would bolster discontented Labour lawmakers who believe the party is heading for a third straight general election defeat in 2020 if Corbyn a life-long socialist with strong support among the party's grass roots is not replaced.
To the Londoners who think that his religion doesn’t matter: you elected him. You are responsible for what happens now.
Well?
It’s going to take a civil war to get rid of these monsters from the UK.
ship of fools has run a ground
England has less minorities as a percentage than we do
Muzzies notwithstanding
I’m going to look up your “factoid”
From politico.com:
LONDON The recriminations began before the result in London had even been announced.
The Tory Partys controversial dog whistle campaign, linking Khan with Islamist extremists, had backfired spectacularly, driving up Labours vote in the capital even in die-hard Conservative areas. After a slump in 2012, turnout for the election hit a surprise 44 percent for the mayoral vote Thursday.
As the votes trickled in Friday it soon emerged that Labours Sadiq Khan was not only on course to win but that he was going to crush his Conservative opponent Zac Goldsmith.
Landslide victory
With the result expected to be confirmed Friday evening, pollsters were projecting a 16-point victory for Khan over Goldsmith. Elections expert John Curtice said the Labour candidate was on course for a landslide victory once second preference votes were counted, with support from the left leaning Liberal Democrats and Greens likely to go to Khan.
England may, but not London.
London is only 60% white.
FReeper Scotsman said there wasn’t a major Islamic push into London.
Granted due to colonialism and wrong headed immigration policy London and England have more Muslims as a percentage than we....12 and 5 percent respectively
And yes London is about one third foreigner
But England and the U.K. are far far more homogeneous than the United States.....
Lots of misinformation and fear mongering as usual on FR
I lived there once and even then it had more Indians than I’d ever seen this side of the Black Hills (joke)
I had a torrid love affair with a Brahmin girl.....beautiful....their girls are not often beautiful but when they are they really are
Her parents forbid us but girls being girls....lol
“England has less minorities as a percentage than we do”
Sure, but their “immigrant” populations are usually concentrated and London was 45% foreigner in 2011, the last census.
Whoa! Wardaddy had an affair with a Brahmin! Actually, I’m fascinated with India and am currently rereading The Jewel in the Crown. I think Indian girls can be very, very beautiful. I own a home in an area that has the largest population of Indians in the country. Mostly Hindu and Shikh but Muslims mixed in as well. These are not wealthy immigrants and can be very strange - as well as the worst drivers on earth! They actually try and haggle at Macys.
I wouldn’t stop going to London. I’m planning on next year and hoped to go this year.
Doubt it. The west has hamstrung itself, and politically/ philosophically sterilized itself.
Simply the latest example of the prophesied End-of-Years Ishmael-Esau alliance.
As you note, they asked for it - as did the US. Twice. The West *willingly* invokes its own death, and then asks for more. This is Hashgacha Pratis (Divine Intervention) - a clear message to some: “Return Home.”
Welcome to Londonstan... Within 30 days all Christian churches will be closed and all Londonstani’s will be required to go to the mosque 4 times a day to pray.
Mobile-friendly - At the 2011 census, 36.7% of London’s population was foreign born (including 24.5% born outside of Europe). With 3,082,000 residents born abroad in 2014. London has the largest population number (not percentage) of foreign-born.
Over 37 percent of New York City residents were born in another country, according to a new report, the highest percentage in over 100 years. A record high 3.07 million foreign-born immigrants live in New York City, more than any other city in the world.
About same as London exactly....although due to Brit colonial legacy they have more muzzies
I’m not saying this is a good thing
But like I said earlier....we are far less “white” than England albeit a bit more Christian given our Latino surge
I prefer the America I grew up in no question
She was high caste ..very light with green eyes....young and manager a restaurant in Whitehall near Trafalgar
Her parents already had her spoken for but he was at university....she didn’t love him but dared not refuse her family
My work was in Hatton Garden hence....I knew a lot about Indians then....and yes they can be odd and the old women are the worlds worst drivers
remind yourself that freepers voted for barry...
The entire world will now see this radical for what he is.
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