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Sadiq Khan: Labour needs broader reach to win elections Sadiq Khan: Labour needs broader reach to win elections
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Labour can only win elections if it reaches beyond its own activists, the new Mayor of London has warned.Labour can only win elections if it reaches beyond its own activists, the new Mayor of London has warned.
Writing in the Observer, Sadiq Khan said internal party squabbles "mean little or nothing to the huge majority of voters". Writing in the Observer, Labour's Sadiq Khan said internal party squabbles "mean little or nothing to the huge majority of voters".
Mr Khan also criticised Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith and David Cameron for their campaign tactics.Mr Khan also criticised Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith and David Cameron for their campaign tactics.
He said they "used fear and innuendo to try to turn different ethnic and religious groups against each other".He said they "used fear and innuendo to try to turn different ethnic and religious groups against each other".
Such tactics were "straight out of the Donald Trump playbook", he said.Such tactics were "straight out of the Donald Trump playbook", he said.
Mr Khan vowed to do all in his power to make London "better", as he was sworn in as the new mayor on Saturday. Mr Khan vowed to do all in his power to make London "better", as he took office as the new mayor on Saturday.
In his newspaper article, Mr Khan, the city's first Muslim mayor, also said Labour only won when it faced outwards and that, however tempting, the party must resist focusing on internal issues. As well as the mayoral election, Thursday saw a total of 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - up for grabs, along with seats in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Irish assemblies.
In his newspaper article Mr Khan, the capital's first Muslim mayor, also said Labour only won when it faced outwards and that, however tempting, the party must resist focusing on internal issues.
He said: "Labour has to be a big tent that appeals to everyone - not just its activists.He said: "Labour has to be a big tent that appeals to everyone - not just its activists.
"Campaigns that deliberately turn their back on particular groups are doomed to fail. Just like in London, so-called natural Labour voters alone will never be enough to win a general election."Campaigns that deliberately turn their back on particular groups are doomed to fail. Just like in London, so-called natural Labour voters alone will never be enough to win a general election.
"We must be able to persuade people who previously voted Conservative that Labour can be trusted with the economy and security, as well as improving public services and creating a fairer society.""We must be able to persuade people who previously voted Conservative that Labour can be trusted with the economy and security, as well as improving public services and creating a fairer society."
BBC political correspondent Eleanor Garnier said Mr Khan's comments would be seen as a message not just to Jeremy Corbyn but also to the Labour leader's critics.BBC political correspondent Eleanor Garnier said Mr Khan's comments would be seen as a message not just to Jeremy Corbyn but also to the Labour leader's critics.
As he took office as London mayor in a ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, Mr Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants, promised to "make our city better" and be "a mayor for all Londoners".As he took office as London mayor in a ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, Mr Khan, the son of Pakistani immigrants, promised to "make our city better" and be "a mayor for all Londoners".
He also pledged to lead "the most transparent, engaged and accessible administration London has ever seen".He also pledged to lead "the most transparent, engaged and accessible administration London has ever seen".
The former Labour minister's victory in London ends eight years of Conservative control of City Hall.The former Labour minister's victory in London ends eight years of Conservative control of City Hall.
Mr Corbyn welcomed Mr Rees' victory, saying in a tweet: "Another Labour mayor who will stand up for their city!" Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was absent from Mr Khan's inauguration ceremony on Saturday, travelling instead to Bristol to congratulate that city's new Labour mayor, Marvin Rees.
But the Labour leader was absent from Mr Khan's swearing-in ceremony earlier on Saturday, travelling instead to Bristol to congratulate that city's new mayor Marvin Rees.
"I am meeting Sadiq over the weekend, I have been in touch with him. We are getting on fine. I have sent him a message of congratulations," the Labour leader said."I am meeting Sadiq over the weekend, I have been in touch with him. We are getting on fine. I have sent him a message of congratulations," the Labour leader said.
Mr Corbyn welcomed Mr Rees's victory, saying in a tweet: "Another Labour mayor who will stand up for their city!"
Election resultsElection results
In other results from Thursday's election, Nicola Sturgeon's SNP party celebrated its third successive victory in the Holyrood election - though the result left the SNP two seats short of a majority in the parliament. In other developments after Thursday's voting, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP would try to find common ground with opposition parties as her party celebrated its third successive victory in the Holyrood election - though the result left the SNP two seats short of a majority in the parliament.
In Northern Ireland the Democratic Unionists remain the biggest party in the Assembly, with Arlene Foster continuing as first minister.In Northern Ireland the Democratic Unionists remain the biggest party in the Assembly, with Arlene Foster continuing as first minister.
In total, 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - were up for grabs. In English council polls Labour's vote share was down about 6% on average on 2012 - the last time the seats were contested - with 24 fewer councillors. But its share is up 4% on the general election in key wards, with the Conservatives down by a similar amount.
Labour's vote share was down about 6% on average on 2012 - the last time the seats in England were contested - with 24 fewer councillors. But its share is up 4% on the general election in key wards, with the Conservatives down by a similar amount.
In Wales, Labour's vote is down by eight points overall, the Conservative vote is down by three points, and Plaid Cymru is up by two points. UKIP increased its vote by 12 points and saw seven candidates elected.In Wales, Labour's vote is down by eight points overall, the Conservative vote is down by three points, and Plaid Cymru is up by two points. UKIP increased its vote by 12 points and saw seven candidates elected.
Who is Sadiq Khan?Who is Sadiq Khan?
The new mayor did not have a privileged start in life. He was one of eight children born to Pakistani immigrants, a bus driver and a seamstress, on a south London housing estate.The new mayor did not have a privileged start in life. He was one of eight children born to Pakistani immigrants, a bus driver and a seamstress, on a south London housing estate.
From an early age, he showed a firm resolve to defy the odds in order to win success for himself and the causes important to him.From an early age, he showed a firm resolve to defy the odds in order to win success for himself and the causes important to him.
That resolve has won him the biggest personal mandate in the UK, a job with wide-ranging powers over London and with enormous emotional significance for him.That resolve has won him the biggest personal mandate in the UK, a job with wide-ranging powers over London and with enormous emotional significance for him.
Some question whether he has the experience or record of good judgement necessary for the role.Some question whether he has the experience or record of good judgement necessary for the role.
He insists he is there to represent all Londoners and to tackle inequality in the capital, and now he has the chance to prove it.He insists he is there to represent all Londoners and to tackle inequality in the capital, and now he has the chance to prove it.
The Sadiq Khan storyThe Sadiq Khan story