James O'Brien meets Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan | Full Disclosure

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Chapters 00:00 – Everybody says my name wrong 02:01 – From the Partisan of India to Tooting 04:34 – Dad’s migrant work ethic 09:59 – It was a happy childhood 12:09 – I slept in a bunk bed until I was 24 13:20 – I didn’t know other kids had an advantage at school 15:35 – You can’t be it if you can’t see it 19:08 – It wasn’t uncommon to hear P**** 23:28 – No Blacks, no Irish, no dogs, progress isn’t linear 26:00 – “Why don’t you become a lawyer?” 30:07 – Overcoming the racism of my first Mayoral campaign 35:37 – Standing up for Rishi Sunak 37:05 – Becoming as councillor at 23 39:48 – Denzel Washington in Philadelphia changed my life 43:54 – Standing to be an MP 45:50 - Dealing with imposter syndrome 51:18 – Voting to legalise same sex marriage 55:15 – Will you run again? 58:18 – This has been a bad week for our country 01:03:18 – Don’t believe what the President tells you, London is the best city in the World Description From the son of a bus driver on a South London council estate to the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital, Sadiq Khan’s story is inseparable from the story of modern London. But with that journey has come a decade at the sharpest end of British politics. In this episode of Full Disclosure, James O’Brien sits down with the Mayor of London to trace the path from a crowded flat in Tooting to City Hall. Khan reflects on his parents’ migration from Pakistan, the racism he experienced growing up, and the teachers who helped him see that the rooms of power were not off limits. He describes the leap from human rights lawyer to MP, the gamble of running for mayor, and the reality of governing a city through terror attacks, Brexit, a pandemic and deep political division. They discuss the resurgence of overt racism, the personal cost of public life, and why Khan refuses to let abuse dictate his politics. He speaks candidly about the backlash he faced over equal marriage, the solidarity he believes minorities must show one another, and the responsibility he feels to prove that London remains a city where progress is possible. Attention also turns to the future of the Labour Party. As calls emerge for Keir Starmer to stand down, Khan addresses the speculation directly. He reflects on party unity, leadership under pressure and the dangers of allowing internal divisions to overshadow the broader task facing Labour. For Khan, the question is not about personalities but about purpose: what Labour is for, who it represents, and how it responds at moments when confidence wavers. At its heart, this is a conversation about resilience, representation and the fragile idea of social progress. Can a city that once displayed signs reading “No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs” continue to move forward. #jamesobrien #mayoroflondon #LBC #sadiqkhan LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup