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Sadiq Khan scoops top accolade at GG2 Leadership Awards

Sadiq Khan won the Hammer award for his remarkable journey from a council flat to City Hall

By: Eastern Eye Staff

LONDON mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to become the mayor of a major European city, was presented with the highest accloade at the glamorous GG2 Leadership awards this evening. The former lawyer, who grew up in a council flat in south London and is now one of the most powerful politicians in the country, was handed the coveted GG2 Hammer Award for breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling. It was an evening of double celebrations for Khan who also topped the GG2 Power List – a compilation of the 101 most powerful Asians in the UK – which was…

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