LONDON: London became the first major Western capital to elect a Muslim mayor on Friday as Labor claimed victory for its candidate Sadiq Khan despite setbacks elsewhere in Britain for the main national opposition party.

Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn hailed Khan’s win over Conservative Zac Goldsmith, after a bitter campaign in which Prime Minister David Cameron sought to link Khan to Islamic extremists.

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