Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks after being re-elected in the London mayoral election, at the City Hall in London, Britain, May 8, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - Sadiq Khan was re-elected London Mayor on Saturday as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in other local elections.
Khan, who became the first Muslim to head a major Western capital after his victory in 2016, saw off his main challenger, Shaun Bailey, the candidate from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party.
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