If you could edit your past, what would you change?

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Sadiq Khan Mayor of London since 2016

I would have had more time with my dad before he passed away.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 September 2016 source ↗

Anita Rani British broadcaster and journalist

I am who I am because of that messed-up childhood.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 July 2021 source ↗

Nothing. Tony Benn, one of my favourite politicians, said, “I don’t care where you’ve been, I care where you’re going.”

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

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