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Sadiq Khan nears winning London mayoral polls

Two surveys on Wednesday gave Khan a lead of up to 14 points over Zac Goldsmith

Afp May 04, 2016

London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan gestures during an interview with Reuters at Canary Wharf in London, Britain on November 17, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

LONDON: Londoners will choose a new mayor on Thursday in an electoral race, setting the son of a billionaire, Zac Goldsmith, against the son of a bus driver, Sadiq Khan, who has a strong lead in final polls before London's mayoral elections on May 5.

Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate, on track to becoming the first Muslim leader of an EU capital, told voters to ‘choose hope over fear, to choose change over more of the same’.

According to Khan’s electoral website, his vision for London “is a simple one - I want all Londoners to have the same opportunities that our city gave me: a home they can afford, a high-skilled job with decent pay, an affordable and modern transport system and a safe, clean and healthy environment.”

After a bad-tempered campaign, two surveys on Wednesday gave Khan a lead of up to 14 points over Zac Goldsmith, his multimillionaire rival from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 5^th, 2016.