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Multi-purpose stadium in Stratford, London, England
London Stadium is a multi-purpose outdoor stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the Stratford district of London. It is located in the Lower Lea Valley, 6 miles (10 km) east of central London. The stadium was originally constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, serving as the athletics venue and as the site of their opening and closing ceremonies. Following the Games, it was rebuilt for multi-purpose use and now serves primarily as the home of football club West Ham United, who became anchor tenants from the 2016 season.
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Mayor of London since 2016
Sadiq Aman Khan, Baron Khan of Tooting is a British politician who has served as Mayor of London since 2016. He was previously the member of Parliament (MP) for Tooting from 2005 to 2016. He was elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer in 2026. A member of the Labour Party, Khan is on the party's soft left and has been ideologically characterised as a social democrat.
More on Wikipedia ↗The London Mayor seems to have significantly weakened his own negotiating position over the future of London Stadium, West Ham’s rented home. By making a very public admission that he’d welcome an…