00:00that we should abolish the House of Lords.
00:01This was Sadiq Khan back in 2022,
00:04and this is him being sworn into the House of Lords today.
00:07I, Sadik, Lord Khan of Tutin,
00:10do swear by Almighty God
00:12that I'll be faithful and bear true allegiance
00:15to his majestaking Charles,
00:17his ears and successors, according to law,
00:20so help me God.
00:21Four years after calling for the House of Lords to be scrapped,
00:24the Mayor of London has now officially taken his seat
00:26in the upper chamber as Lord Khan of Tutin.
00:29Sadiq Khan was one of 26 people given peerages
00:31as Serkis Stamm was departing from No. 10 Downing Street.
00:35The former Prime Minister gave his total backing,
00:37saying Sadiq has been a brilliant mayor
00:39who has transformed London for the better,
00:41so this is thoroughly deserved,
00:43though others haven't been as celebratory.
00:45Reform UK's mayoral candidate, Leila Cunningham,
00:47slammed the move, asking what changed,
00:49your principles or your title?
00:51As claims of both hypocrisy and success roll in,
00:54Lord Khan maintains he'll simply use his seat
00:56to bang the drum for the capital.
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