Sadiq Khan

“Being subjected to Islamophobic abuse makes integration less likely and amplifies the views of the extremists rather than the mainstream. It's divisive and dangerous and puts British lives at risk.”

“London is the greatest city in the world.”

“My morning runs have become one of the only times I have during the week to reflect and take stock.”

“If I become mayor of London, my single biggest priority will be to build thousands more homes every year. I will set a target to make half of all the new homes that are built genuinely affordable, with first dibs for Londoners.”

“Betting shops have a big impact on encouraging on-street drinking and can often become a centre for disorder and anti-social behaviour.”

“If you're someone who doesn't have Muslim friends, and your only experience of Islam is what you see on the news - the angry man with a beard doing or saying something terrible - then you may inadvertently associate that with Islam and think that is what it's all about.”

“The U.K. has some of the best protections in law for religious groups in the world. They aren't perfect, but they provide a strong basis for religious groups to be free from fear of discrimination. I'm proud of this because it underpins what is decent about our country.”

“For too long, some lazy politicians have engaged leaders of Muslim communities as a shortcut to engaging disenfranchised Muslim citizens.”

“Probation is a less-well-known branch of our justice system, compared with, say, police and prisons, but that doesn't make it any less important. Hundreds of thousands of offenders each year are rehabilitated back into society by probation, which is crucial for the public's safety.”

“The best way for people to understand each other's faith is to share experiences.”

“Labour has to be a big tent that appeals to everyone - not just its activists.”

“Women with opportunities are women who can contribute.”

“A duty to the public must be to stop prisoners reoffending through successful rehabilitation.”

“Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.”

“Voting, for me, has always been a family affair.”

“I am proud that London is a city where, the vast majority of the time, Jewish people, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, those who are not members of an organized faith, black, white, rich, young, gay, lesbian - don't simply tolerate each other but respect, embrace, and celebrate each other.”

“I did not come into Parliament to be a Muslim MP. And I have never set myself up as a Muslim spokesperson or community leader. Just as ordinary citizens have multiple identities, so do MPs.”

“Legal aid is crucial in ensuring those truly guilty of crimes are convicted after due process, and those innocent are able to clear their names, by ensuring that access to legal representation is available for everyone, regardless of ability to pay.”

“Only Labour is in a position to protect individual rights against abuses by the state.”

“I want our police officers to have the resources and training they need to investigate hate crime fully, and to ensure we have neighborhood police teams that understand and reflect the communities they serve.”