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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Taylor

‘London is a case study in hope’: Sadiq Khan on 10 years as mayor

Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan: ‘It would take the harshest critic not to say we are a greener, safer, fairer city.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

When Sadiq Khan was first elected as mayor of London 10 years ago, Barack Obama was US president, the UK was still in the European Union and Leicester City had just been crowned the unlikely champions of the English Premier League.

In the intervening decade, Donald Trump has gone from reality TV star to two-time US president, the UK has had six different prime ministers, and Brexit has convulsed the country. London has been rocked by tragedies ranging from terror attacks to the Grenfell Tower fire.

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