In a room full of teachers at a Together For Education event in central London on Saturday, Mr Khan joked he had made sure to switch his phone off.
He added: “For those of you that have your phones on, if somebody starts tweeting about me – a six-foot-three child in the White House – can you let me know?”
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The jibe prompted laughter, cheers and applause from the audience.
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