Labour allowed ourselves to be painted as anti-business for talking about insecurity, when in reality, the opposite was true.
When Pakistan beat England at cricket, my Pakistani cousins remind me how English and British I am. When they say, 'You're one of the Queen's advisers,' for them it's, 'Wow - anything's possible in the U.K.'
I look forward to the day that I can go with my daughters to the polling station for them to cast their first vote.
For too long, some lazy politicians have engaged leaders of Muslim communities as a shortcut to engaging disenfranchised Muslim citizens.
As the mayor of London, my highest priority is keeping Londoners and visitors to our city safe from harm.
Language is very important. If you are condoning acts of terror... you are giving credibility to a view that is perverse and is wrong.
Letting people out of prison without professional staff to oversee their rehabilitation is irresponsible.
Labour accepts that the European Court of Human Rights needs reform.
Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.
There is no manual on how to run a global city like London. But I'm hugely proud of what we've been able to achieve in just the first year.
Immigrant communities have been genuinely accepted in London.
I was fully aware of the challenges facing London before I was elected as mayor, but I didn't anticipate the issue that is likely to define my time as mayor - Brexit.
I get selfies taken everywhere. Everywhere. I can be in A&E, and I'm still getting selfied. It's nice, though. It's a nice problem to have.
Legal aid gets a bad press. Some rail against handing taxpayers' money to criminals; others attack fat cat lawyers, while some argue that we spend far more on legal aid than other countries. But let's get some facts straight: saying that legal aid is just about criminals is wrong - most goes to people before any decision is taken on their guilt.
It's not a bad thing for independent traders to come into a high street to mix things up, but what shouldn't happen is that the traders who were there before are priced out.
My family has always been proud of being British.
I'll be my own man and work closely with a Tory Government if it is in London's interest.
As a British Muslim, I am no stranger to prejudice. I know what it's like to be discriminated against just because of your background or religion.
I want our police officers to have the resources and training they need to investigate hate crime fully, and to ensure we have neighborhood police teams that understand and reflect the communities they serve.
More than 300 languages are spoken in London. Religions are freely practiced. Rich and poor live on the same street, side by side. We've actually escaped many of the most difficult problems - integration and community cohesion.
