100 Quotes by Sadiq Khan

My experience in relation to taking on the preachers of hate was saying to them it's compatible being British, being Western, being Muslim.

I used to be a human rights lawyer and acted for many black Londoners who had been victims of discrimination.

As a British Muslim, I am no stranger to prejudice. I know what it's like to be discriminated against just because of your background or religion.

It is not enough to pay lip service to diversity.

Some people say that rough sleeping has always existed and always will - that there is nothing that can be done to stop it. That is simply not true.

Muslims, like most other voters, don't just want 'one of their own,' they want someone who best represents their values.

I am deeply humbled by the hope and trust that Londoners have placed in me. I grew up on a council estate just a few miles from City Hall, and I never imagined that Londoners would one day elect someone like me to lead our great capital city.

Of course I am partisan in my politics, but my partisanship is rational - which, in my book, is not necessarily oxymoronic.

If I'm honest, my heart and my belly are saying that you're more likely to find me in a greasy spoon than a pop-up, but some of this pop-up stuff is great!