Posted on 05/01/2016 7:32:02 AM PDT by mandaladon
LONDON (Reuters) - Sadiq Khan of opposition Labour Party is the strong favourite to win London's mayoral election on Thursday after a contest marked by religious tensions and accusations of racism.
Polls show Khan, the son of a bus driver, is as much as 20 percentage points ahead of rival Conservative Zac Goldsmith in the race to run one of the world's top financial centres. If he wins, he will succeed current Conservative mayor Boris Johnson to become the first Muslim to head a major Western capital.
London's population of 8.6 million is among the most diverse in the world and it is rare for identity politics to enter British campaigning.
But Goldsmith, with the support of Prime Minister David Cameron, has for weeks focused on Khan's faith and past appearances alongside radical Muslim speakers, accusing him of giving "platform, oxygen and cover" to extremists.
Former human rights lawyer Khan says he has fought extremism all his life and regrets sharing a stage with speakers who held "abhorrent" views.
He has accused Goldsmith, the elite-educated son of a billionaire financier, of using Donald Trump-style tactics to divide Londoners along faith lines, as well as being part of an out-of-touch wealthy elite.
"There's a chance that there are people who are almost subconsciously put off (voting for Khan) by the dog-whistle racism ... people who wouldn't like to say 'I'm not going to vote for Sadiq Khan', but will have a wobble at the ballot box," said Anthony Wells, director of political and social opinion polling at YouGov.
The impact was unlikely to be enough to allow Goldsmith to pull off a surprise victory, he said.
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Who will be forced to leave London first, the Jewish residents or the Queen?
so, what could go wrong ? had to say it
London won’t be the same with alcohol free pubs.
Rightly or wrongly, the Islamists will see this as a great victory. It will become part of their propaganda campaign.
And who could blame a young Islamist for thinking 'Tomorrow Belongs to Me'.
What is wrong with these Britishers?????????????
With all the Muslims now residing in London, this does not surprise me. I was in shock at the number of ‘head-covered’ women I saw in London, that last time we were there.
Londonistan soon to be a reality. If not this election cycle then probably the next election cycle.
I was in shock over all the 'head-covered' women I saw recently in Fairfield, California. It certainly didn't make me a happy camper. I am wondering where we can go to get away from these ass hats? They are invaders.
Hey England...our people didn’t fight and die in WWII to see this come down.
Do it at your peril, traitors.
We don't leave...they do
Don’t they have the internet there? Any one with the internet should know not to vote for the savages.
The perfect candidate to govern Londoninistan.
Labour’s got a future in the UK? Yes, but only because they’re being taken over by Eurabians.
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/labourparty/index
No.
I knew this thread would be full of hysterically OTT replies from Americans who would see this as ‘proof’ of the UK being a Muslim country.
They might also vote for a Jew. Which seems to be missed in all the gleeful Brit-bashing.
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