S2 E17: Mayor Sadiq Khan: From a London council estate to one of the top jobs in politics

Big Fish with Spencer Matthews

Global

Business, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Sadiq Khan is the Mayor of London, one of the top jobs in British politics. He is extremely ambitious and has achieved huge success in his career, previously working as a Labour MP and a human rights solicitor. But Sadiq came from humble beginnings. He grew up on a council estate in Tooting with 7 siblings. I absolutely loved my conversation with the Mayor. We discussed how to make tough decisions, whether sacrifices are necessary for a successful career, why more CEOs aren't in politics and his new campaign to make London safer for women.

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0:51.3	Welcome to Big Fish with me, Spencer Matthews. Each week, I speak to inspirational people about how they reach the top of their game and their mindset for success.
1:00.0	Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is one of the most powerful politicians in the UK. He's responsible for the Met Police, Transport for London and creates policies for housing, planning and the
1:10.9	environment, amongst many others.
1:13.0	He's been the mayor since 2016 and was previously the Labour MP for Tooting his hometown.
1:18.2	Before entering politics, he worked as a human rights solicitor.
1:21.2	Sadiq's journey to one of the top jobs in politics is utterly inspiring.
1:24.5	He grew up in a three bedroom council estate councillor state in South London with his
1:27.8	seven other siblings. In this episode, we discussed how he felt the pressure to sound posh to get
1:32.9	ahead in politics, whether people get into politics for the right reasons or for power,
1:37.6	and his new campaign to tackle violence against women and girls.
1:44.1	Sadiq, thank you very much for joining me today. Listen, thank you for having me on, Spencer. I mean, I'm... girls.
1:45.7	Sadiq, thank you very much for joining me today.
1:47.1	Listen, thank you for having me on, Spencer.
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