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. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
Londoners, Mancunians, and Brits across the country will never, ever be cowed by terrorism. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
If you’re someone who doesn’t have Muslim friends, and your only experience of Islam is what you see on the news – the angry man with a beard doing or saying something terrible – then you may inadvertently associate that with Islam and think that is what it’s all about. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
Legal aid gets a bad press. Some rail against handing taxpayers’ money to criminals; others attack fat cat lawyers, while some argue that we spend far more on legal aid than other countries. But let’s get some facts straight: saying that legal aid is just about criminals is wrong – most goes to people before any decision is taken on their guilt. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
The 19th century was the century of empires, the 20th was the century of nation states, and the 21st is the century of cities and mayors. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
I used to do stand-up, actually. I had a ten-minute routine I did for a thing called ‘Stand Up for Labour’ where we’d go around different seats and use comedy to raise money. I stopped doing this routine when I started running for mayor. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
Victims of crime and the wider community deserve a grown-up debate on our criminal justice system and how we can make it work – for those within it and for those it protects. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
Probation is a less-well-known branch of our justice system, compared with, say, police and prisons, but that doesn’t make it any less important. Hundreds of thousands of offenders each year are rehabilitated back into society by probation, which is crucial for the public’s safety. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
I want our police officers to have the resources and training they need to investigate hate crime fully, and to ensure we have neighborhood police teams that understand and reflect the communities they serve. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
When we are faced with adversity, when we are tested on who we are and what we stand for, we always pull together. We stand strong for our values and our way of life. We always have, and I know we always will. Sadiq Khan Read Quote
