00:01Sadiq Khan's tenure after being elected in 2016 has made him the longest-serving Mayor of London since its creation
00:09in 2000.
00:10His current term comes to an end in 2028. There has been speculation he will not run for a record
00:17-breaking fourth election.
00:20Lord Khan has become a peer for Tooting, the area of London in which he was born and represented for
00:2711 years as an MP.
00:29He also served in government under Gordon Brown, rising to Transport Minister.
00:34Before entering the Commons, he worked as a solicitor, specialising in human rights law.
00:41Lord Khan has become one of the foremost Labour politicians in Britain.
00:45After his decade as London Mayor, the majority of his time in City Hall came as the party struggled electorally
00:52on the national stage.
00:57Charles III, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of other
01:02realms and territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith,
01:07to all, Lord, spiritual and temporal, and all other our subjects whatsoever, to whom these presents shall come, greeting.
01:16Know ye that we, of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act
01:241958 and of all other powers in that behalf us enabling,
01:28to, to, by these presents, advance, create and prefer, our right trustee and well-beloved Councillor, Sir Sadiq Aman Khan,
01:38Knight, to the State, Degree, Style, Dignity, Title and Honour of Baron Khan of Tooting,
01:48and for our heirs and to appoint, give and grant unto him, the said name, the State, Degree, Style, Dignity,
01:59Title and Honour of Baron Khan of Tooting to have and to hold unto him for his life.
02:06willing and by these presents granting for us our heirs and successors that he may have hold and
02:12possess a seat place and voice in the parliaments and public assemblies and councils of us our heirs
02:18and successors within the united kingdom amongst the barons and also that he may enjoy and use all
02:24the rights privileges preeminences immunities and advantages to the degree of a baron duly and of
02:30right belonging which our barons of our united kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as
02:36they do at present use and enjoy in witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent
02:41i sadiq lord khan of tutin do swear by almighty god that i'll be faithful and bear true allegiance to
02:51his mainstaking charles his ears and successors according to law so help me god
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