Mayor’s campaign reminds Londoners they are ‘loved and wanted’

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan at the launch of the Love & Wanted campaign at Outernet in central London. Six months after disorder took place across the UK Mr Khan is announcing a package of funding to support communities across London.

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00:00In these uncertain and unsettled times we live in, we've seen since October 2023 a massive

00:11increase in anti-Semitism, in anti-Muslim hatred. We saw six months ago riots taking

00:17place across the country in towns and cities. Even though thankfully we were spared those,

00:22many Londoners felt really scared. And what this campaign is about is improving a sense

00:28of unity in our great city, making sure everyone, no matter what your background, feels this

00:33is a city where you're loved and wanted. But also reminding ourselves we can't be complacent

00:38about these sorts of issues. So in addition to this great campaign, we're also working

00:42with the National Lottery and the government, going to be funding a number of initiatives

00:46across our city to bring communities together, to fund local projects, to fund education

00:51initiatives, because we want to make sure here in this great city you aren't simply

00:54tolerated if you're different, you're respected, celebrated and embraced.

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