By Andy Dangerfield
BBC News, London
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But more than 600 of the pub’s regulars and local residents have signed a petition saying the White Swan, in Commercial Road, should be excluded from the consultation as “there is no prostitution or exploitation on the premises”.
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Ms Khan and Tower Hamlets’ independent mayor Lutfur Rahman have been approached by BBC London but are yet to comment.
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Daryl Stafford, 49, from Shadwell, in east London, who organised the petition, said: “The legislation was originally set up to stop women being exploited and coerced into the sex trade.
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Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman (right) spoke at last year’s East London Pride
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Mr Rahman was unavailable to comment on this, but at 2011’s East London Gay Pride said: “I want you to be in no doubt, I will fight to ensure there is respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture and rights in the same way I will for all communities.”
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“There aren’t many gay bars in east London.
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