Sadiq Khan

That is a huge privilege, but it comes with a huge responsibility.

So I've never campaigned to be a Muslim mayor.

I don't use those sort of words.

I'm a mayor who happens to be Muslim, but I recognize

and this is just a fact of life, there are some people who may not have been a Muslim.

There are some people who only see things in movies or when they hear from presidents.

And I want to address some of the fears people have sometimes because I am a Muslim.

I recognize sometimes people prejudge what it means to be a Muslim.

So not by choice, but almost by duty, I sometimes use my role to explain.

We aren't the boogeyman.

we are just like you.

We've got the same ambitions and aspirations as you.

I never asked for that responsibility, but I recognize as the leader of a great city, as a proud Brit, a proud Englishman, a proud Londoner, but also a proud Muslim, I'm more than happy to talk about my faith and what it means.

And I'm sure you'll see if Zohran Mamdani does win, Mamdani doing the same, not because he necessarily wants to, but because he recognizes that our religion has been demonized

I think we both would recognize that actually a small minority of people who claim to follow our religion have done some bad stuff.

That doesn't represent the more than two billion people on this planet who are Muslims.

Well, firstly, I've got no idea whether that is the case, whether that will happen.

If that is the case, come to London.

I'm going to roll up the red carpet and welcome you to London.

I think the reality is that New York's a great city.