The 19th century was the century of empires, the 20th was the century of nation states, and the 21st is the century of cities and mayors. Sadiq Khan More Quotes by Sadiq Khan More Quotes From Sadiq Khan London is a great city full of amazing people from all backgrounds and when Londoners face adversity, we always pull together. We stand up for our values. And we show the world. We are the greatest city in the world. Sadiq Khan adversitytogetherpeople How is it having more control if there are young people stifled the opportunities that we had? Sadiq Khan youngopportunitypeople There is no doubt that we need to manage migration better.Migrants are always getting the blame for politicians. Sadiq Khan migrantsdoubtneeds You cannot live in the best city in the world and have people living on the streets. Sadiq Khan citiespeopleworld Greedy bankers trashing the economy are to blame, not migrants. Sadiq Khan migrantsblamebankers My biggest concern is security and keeping Londoners safe. Sadiq Khan londonersconcernsafe I think to suggest that somehow Muslims aren't welcome in the USA, to suggest somehow that being a Muslim is incompatible with being western, unintentionally plays into the hand of Daesh and so-called Isis. Sadiq Khan isishandsthinking There is one school of thought that says Mayors should cut ribbons, be funny and be a buffoon. The other school of thought is that we can do more. Scotland is getting more powers. Wales is getting more powers. Greater Manchester. London needs more powers. Sadiq Khan scotlandcuttingschool I believe in neighbourhood policing. We also need to look at young people being radicalised. Sadiq Khan believepeopleneeds Raising the congestion charge won't necessarily make a difference. Rather than increasing the amount you pay in congestion charge, we should be thinking about an ultra low emission zone. We should penalise those cars who are the biggest polluters and reward cars that don't, like electric cars. Sadiq Khan cardifferencesthinking I would use the power of procurement, I would say if you want to do business with the mayor of London, you must pay your staff a London Living Wage. Sadiq Khan usewantpay I am backing Remain for a very simple reason: it is the best way of protecting jobs, wages and rights for working people. Sadiq Khan simplerightsjobs What London wants is a champion, a fighter for London. It doesn't want a patsy of George Osborne or David Cameron. Sadiq Khan championlondonwant How is it having more control if there is double the immigration as there would be under an Australian style points system? Sadiq Khan immigrationstylewould-be How is it having more control if there are businesses from China, India, America choosing Germany and France over London? Sadiq Khan germanyindiaamerica We need to make it safe to cycle across London. Why not pedestrianise parts of London like Oxford Street and Parliament Square? I intend to plant 200 million trees across London in my term as mayor. Sadiq Khan squaresoxfordtree London had always been different. There is the old saying that Britain is ten years behind America, and the country as a whole is ten years behind London. If you have a Mayor of London working for jobs and growth and strong businesses, that is going to create opportunities for businesses and people in Burnley or Hull and places all over the UK. Sadiq Khan strongjobscountry Britain cannot compete with China or Taiwan on price; we compete on skills, on arts and culture. Sadiq Khan taiwanskillsart I am the only candidate for mayor of London with the experience of being a transport minister. Sadiq Khan ministersmayorslondon I'm going to bring in something called the London Living Rent. These are homes where rent is one third of average local earnings. Sadiq Khan londonhomeaverage
