Threats to his safety mean that, since 2017, he has received round-the-clock police protection on par with the security given to King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, unprecedented for a municipal official.
Khan, the first Muslim in his role, has faced threats from both far-right and Islamist extremists, reflecting a broader rise in Islamophobic incidents in the UK post-October 7 Hamas-led attack in Israel.
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