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May 16, 2016 at 13:01
During comedy show, populist politician says London mayor Sadiq Khan would "blow himself up in front of Westminster".
The leader of Italy's largest opposition party has made an unsavoury joke about London's first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, saying that he would "blow himself up in front of Westminster". Beppe Grillo, who is also a comedian, made the remark while he was performing in Padua, Northern Italy. The leader of the populist Five Star Movement started his comedic act on Saturday by praising Khan's political achievements and said the new mayor's success served as "a prime example that one must never stop dreaming", according to British and Italian media. But, Grillo then added: "Now I want to see when he blows himself up in front of Westminster". During the show, Grillo also wrongly referred to Khan, who ...
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