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Sadiq Khan, Son of a Pakistani bus driver has been elected the new Mayor of London, boosting Labour party after it slumped in Scotland’s elections.
Mr Khan is the city’s first Muslim mayor, after beating Tory Zac Goldsmith. He is a former human rights lawyer and an MP from Tooting, east London, since 2005.
The result bolsters leader Jeremy Corbyn after Labour were beaten into third in Scotland by the Tories and lost some English councillors. It marks the return of Labour rule to the British capital after eight years of Conservatives in power.
In Scotland, the SNP said it would form a minority government after winning its third election in a row. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said, it was an emphatic victory, her first as party leader, after the SNP emerged as the largest party at Holyrood with 63 seats, ahead of the Conservatives on 31 and Labour on 24. In Wales, Labour remains as the largest party, with 29 out of 60 seats, but was denied a majority as Plaid Cymru and UKIP both made notable gains.