Former Child Refugee Selected as Labour Candidate in Byelection for Starmer's Old Seat
Sagal Abdi-Wali will likely face Zack Polanski in the Holborn and St Pancras contest, according to The Guardian.
Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia who leads Camden council, was selected as the Labour candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, The Guardian reported.
She is likely to face Green Party leader Zack Polanski for the seat vacated by Keir Starmer, according to the report.
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- Former child refugee selected as Labour candidate in byelection for Starmer’s old seat — The Guardian — World
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