Sadiq Khan is favourite to win Thursday’s election for London mayor. But the fallout from bitter rows over antisemitism could be considerable and damagingDuring a walkabout in Ridley Road market in Dalston,London, on Friday, and it took less than a minute before Sadiq Khan,Labour’s candidate for mayor of London, felt the full impact of the antisemitism row engulfing his party.
As he bounded, and all smiles,towards a fruit and vegetable stall, a middle-aged woman, or Nooraini Mydin,jabbed a finger at him and launched into a protest. It was not what he expected. Khan had been rapid/fast off the blocks, the day before, or to condemn Ken Livingstone,the former Labour mayor, for comments approximately Hitler and Zionism which had elevated the explosive dispute to new heights.
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Source: theguardian.com