From the UK Sun:
Sadiq Khan 'beats' Zac Goldsmith to become London's first Muslim mayor but ‘serious counting error’ delays result
Labour's Sadiq Khan has reportedly won the race to become London's new Mayor, but a ‘serious counting error’ has delayed the official result by hours.
This afternoon it became mathematically impossible for his Tory rival Zac Goldsmith to catch him in the race for City Hall.
However Mr Khan, who will become the first Muslim Mayor in the capital when he replaces Boris Johnson, will not be formally declared victorious until at least midnight.
It comes after an official told the BBC there had been a "serious counting error” in processing the votes from across the capital.
And this interesting (and tragic) note from the UK Guardian:
The station’s interviewee replied that in a city in which almost 40% of residents were born outside the UK, and whose Muslim population makes up 12% of the total (and more than 30% in some boroughs), the popular image of Pakistan was more usually to do with corner shops and academic excellence.
Emphasis mine - holy crap.
I have said this before but I really think that we should get an international team together and go over to Europe and gather all the artwork for safekeeping. Keep it over here (and Canada) until they come to their senses...
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