How much will Sadiq Khan earn as mayor of London?
He may come from humble beginnings but Sadiq Khan is now set to earn some serious dosh.
His punchline for his mayoral campaign was “I’m the son of a bus driver”. The Tooting MP, whose parents are Pakistani immigrants, grew up in a modest south London housing estate with his seven siblings. He slept in a bunkbed until he was 24.
Things have looked up since then.
Since becoming an MP in 2005, Khan has earned a grand total of £647,406
As mayor, the 45-year old is set draw an annual salary of £143,911.
The real money may be in books.
Last year, the previous mayor Boris Johnson signed a £500,000 deal with US publishers Hodder & Stoughton to write a biography of William Shakespeare.