Sadiq Khan: How the Mayor of London went from a Tooting council estate to receiving a knighthood

Sadiq Khan has been made a knight in the New Year's honours list after securing a record third term as Mayor of London. So how did he get here? Born to a bus driver and seamstress in Tooting, Sir Sadiq worked as a human rights lawyer before entering Parliament as MP for his hometown in 2005. He successfully ran in the mayoral election in 2016, becoming the first Muslim mayor of a major western city and going on to win two further terms. His tenure has at times and a petition started by a Conservative councillor opposing his knighthood has had more than 200,000 signatures since December 5th. During his time in office, Sir Sadiq has taken a firm stance on making London a greener and less polluted place to live. His ultra-low emissions zone expansion faced a lot of criticism and has split Londoners' opinions. He's faced scrutiny over his record on law and order. He is regularly clashed with the Conservative government, criticising ministers over police funding and for failing to promptly ban zombie knives. But he was accused of not taking knife crime seriously earlier this year by then Cabinet Minister Kemi Badnok. The mayor has also tried to improve London's transport system by renaming and assigning colours to all the overground lines back in November. Speaking about his knighthood, Sadiq Khan said he was truly humbled to receive the honour. He'll be receiving his award alongside famous faces including actor Stephen Fry and former England manager Gareth Southgate.