Sadiq Khan

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• Attended the First Captives Conference in London to advocate for the release terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay. An event organised by the Islamic Observation Centre, run by Yasser al-Siri, a man who fled Egypt after plotting to kill their prim minister in a car bomb attack, killing a 12 year old girl.
• Shared a stage with Sajeel Abu Ibrahim, a member of the extremist group al-Muhajiroun, banned in the UK in 2010, who ran a terrorist camp in Pakistan.
• Blocked late Queen statue in Trafalgar Square until 2030 in favour of "woke" art including 850 faces of transgender people who were mostly sex workers.
• Visits Babar Ahmad, a convicted terrorist, in his spare time.
• Fundraises for Babar Ahmad, a convicted terrorist, to not be extradited to the USA.
• At a funeral in 2016 Khan was seen shaking Ahmad Babar’s hand.
• Khan's law firm received £1.3m in legal aid having sued the police 328 times in 10 years.
• Described "Fire will be throughout the world" as "flowery words".
• Described a man who said "Its not suicide, it is martyrdom in the name of of God" as "a voice of reason and understanding".
• Blamed British government policy for 7/7 attacks.
• Referred to moderate Muslims as "Uncle-Toms".
• Hired Shueb Salar, who described the murder of Lee Rigby as fake.
• Claims knife crime is falling, official statistics regulator disagrees.
• Denied that he promoted United Airlines on US visit in exchange for business-class seats on flights.
• In 2001 he was the lawyer for the Nation of Islam in its successful High Court bid to overturn the 15 year ban on its leader Louis Farrakhan.
• Campaigned with Suliman Gani, an imam who supports female subservience to men and who has called for the founding of an Islamic state.
• His law firm consulted on the defence of Zacarias Moussaoui convicted in relation to 9/11.
• Appeared in pro-abortion video.
• Backs project to build LGBTQ+ housing "free from oppression".
• Spent £10m on a training course featuring tests to determine the "colour" of Met Police officers personalities.
• Spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of government money on two beach parties.
• Voted in favour of accepting 3,000 unaccompanied Syrian child refugees who travelled to Europe.
• Removed English language requirement for hire drivers.
• London needs more migrants when the white British population in London is 36.8%.
• Described David Amess assassination by a Somali terrorist as "passing away" from injuries.
• Labour is "proud to be antisemitic" gaffe.

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