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8 June 2015

Sadiq Khan will serve a full term as MP for Tooting if he becomes Mayor of London

The move will head off fears that Labour will lose the seat in a by-election, but the Tories may use it against Khan.

By Stephen Bush

Sadiq Khan has told members that he will remain as MP for Tooting until 2020 even if he becomes Mayor of London, multiple sources have told the New Statesman

Khan made the announcement to his local party  at their AGM, where he was also nominated as  Mayoral candidate without opposition.

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