title: LONDON’S MUSLIM MAYOR DEMANDS MORE POWER: “On behalf of all Londoners, I am demanding more autonomy for the capital – right now”
text: This is the same Muslim mayor who recently banned  sexy women  from advertisements in London Sadiq Khan today called for London to  take back control  of its own destiny in the aftermath of the EU referendum.The Mayor issued a demand for more tax-raising powers  right now  as well as far-reaching command of public services.His devolution wish-list stopped short of calling for London, the only English region to vote to stay within the EU, as a city-state.But he stressed the extra powers would be necessary to protect the capital s economy, jobs and prosperity from the uncertainty of Brexit ahead.They include greater financial autonomy, as well as wide-ranging control over business and skills, housing and planning, transport, health and criminal justice.It comes as a petition calling on the Mayor to declare London independent hit more than 170,000 signatures in just three days. Via: Evening Standard Sadiq Khan today urged Londoners to  stand guard  against hate crime following Britain s decision to withdraw from the European Union.The Mayor joined Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe to warn there would be a  zero tolerance  approach to xenophobic attacks.City Hall aides said Mr Khan was  very concerned  about reports of racial tension after the Brexit vote highlighted disagreements about immigration.