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Labour must 'reach beyond its own activists'

Newly elected London mayor Sadiq Khan said Labour must "reach beyond its own activists" if it wishes to win a general election.

Mr Khan said internal party squabbles "mean little or nothing to the huge majority of voters", while he also criticised the Conservative electoral campaign - comparing it to something "straight out the Donald Trump playbook".

On Saturday, Mr Khan was elected mayor, having received a total of 1,310,143 votes, with his closest rival, Conservative Zac Goldsmith, receiving 994,614 votes.

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Hillary Clinton congratulates London mayor Sadiq Khan

Hillary Clinton. Credit: Reuters.

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has congratulated Sadiq Khan on his election victory as mayor of London.

The frontrunner for the Democratic nomination hailed Mr Khan on Twitter as a "champion of workers' rights and human rights".

Congratulations also came from a swathe of global political figures, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, and Ahok Basuki Purnama, the governor of Jakarta.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls also added his best wishes: "Congratulations Sadiq Khan on your outstanding victory in London. Looking forward to welcoming you in France."

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