London Elects First-Ever Muslim Mayor

Labour candidate Sadiq Khan resoundingly won London's mayoral race on Friday, overcoming an "appalling dog whistle campaign" to become the city's first Muslim mayor.

"Right across London, black, white, and brown have gone out and voted for unity," former minister and Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy told The Independent. "This is the first time an ethnic minority politician has been given a mandate from millions of people."  Read more.