Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat

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Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat

The Guardian · Sep 9, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC

Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest A former child refugee who became the leader of Camden council has been selected to be the Labour candidate for the byelection in Holborn and St Pancras.…

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