How much power does the Mayor of London actually have? Have we moved forward - or backwards - as a country when it comes to religion in politics? Should London take a leaf out of New York's book to boost investment in the city? On today's special episode of Leading, Rory & Alastair are joined by Mayor of London, Sadiq Kahn to discuss this and more. Do you have voter ID ahead of the mayoral elections? TRIP ELECTION TOUR: To buy tickets for our October Election Tour, just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ TRIP Plus: Become a member of The Rest Is Politics Plus to support the podcast, receive our exclusive newsletter, enjoy ad-free listening to both TRIP and Leading, benefit from discount book prices on titles mentioned on the pod, join our Discord chatroom, and receive early access to live show tickets and Question Time episodes. Just head to https://www.therestispolitics.com/ to sign up. ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@restispolitics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://lnk.to/TheRestIsPoliticsYT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/restispolitics/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restispolitics/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restispolitics Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsPolitics If you liked the episode don't forget to let us know in the comments and if you want to listen only you can catch The Rest Is Politics on all major podcast platforms. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Being a child of immigrants & the bus driver club 07:16 View on faith 08:03 Realities of being a practising muslim working in parliament 12:21 Siblings & Tooting roots 15:17 Interfaith relationships today 16:47 How some politicians go far right to be accepted 20:00 The good, the bad and the ugly of Boris Johnson 24:54 Blurred lines between Cummings & Boris Johnson 25:37 The realities of powers behind the Mayor of London 28:59 What Rory would have done if he won London Mayor that Sadiq hasn't? 33:55 Mental Health Experience 36:44 What will you do better in your third term? 43:35 How does the global picture impact what is happening in the UK? 47:24 Adopting ULEZ from Boris Johnson 50:00 Can more be done about dirty money in London? 51:18 Realities of being a politician 55:19 Debrief 1:11:04 Outro