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Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London, 2016 to present

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A human rights lawyer and Labour politician, the first Muslim mayor of a major Western capital, known for tightening London’s air-quality rules and defending its openness.

Sadiq Khan sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly institutional on institutions and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority, war and peace and interventionism.

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Where Sadiq Khan sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceCentered on war and peace
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Sadiq Khan

Michelle Obama Former First Lady of the United States99%Ezra Klein American journalist and podcaster99%Paul Krugman American economist and columnist99%Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, 2015 to 202599%Mariana Mazzucato Italian-American economist99%Pete Buttigieg US Secretary of Transportation, 2021 to 202599%Gavin Newsom Governor of California, 2019 to present99%Nicola Sturgeon First Minister of Scotland, 2014 to 202399%

People furthest from Sadiq Khan

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202210%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present12%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present13%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 194313%

Political views closest to Sadiq Khan

Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…99%Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…98%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.97%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…97%

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