Zac Goldsmith

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Zac Goldsmith

British politician

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…his place, the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith, the son of a billionaire financier, was accused of practicing the politics of fear and division as he sought to tie his opponent, Sadiq Khan—a Muslim and the son of a Pakistani-immigrant bus driver—to Islamist extremists. In the event, Khan triumphed, becoming the…
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…his place, the Conservative candidate, Zac Goldsmith, the son of a billionaire financier, was accused of practicing the politics of fear and division as he sought to tie his opponent, Sadiq Khan—a Muslim and the son of a Pakistani-immigrant bus driver—to Islamist extremists. In the event, Khan triumphed, becoming the…
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Sadiq Khan
Khan’s Conservative opponent, Zac Goldsmith, lacked Johnson’s charisma. With London becoming an increasingly Labour city (Labour won significantly more votes there than the Conservatives did in 2015), Khan defied the expectations of some that his Muslim religion would diminish his appeal. In the runoff election of May 2016,…
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Khan’s Conservative opponent, Zac Goldsmith, lacked Johnson’s charisma. With London becoming an increasingly Labour city (Labour won significantly more votes there than the Conservatives did in 2015), Khan defied the expectations of some that his Muslim religion would diminish his appeal. In the runoff election of May 2016,…
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