Note the defense - that relies on ticking three identity politics boxes - in that Guardian article. All other criticism must fall away because Khan is woman [tick a box] and from an ethnic group [tick a box] breaking a glass ceiling [tick a box]:
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"But speaking on the same programme, Amina Lone, the co-director of the thinktank the Social Action and Research Foundation (Sarf), defended Khan and the appointment.
“It’s quite incredible we have elected officials decrying an appointment which should be welcomed – which is of a young British woman, Muslim woman, when we say there aren’t enough women in leadership".