Labour selected Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and current Camden Council leader, as its candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on September 9, 2026. The Green Party confirmed Zack Polanski, its leader, as its candidate on September 11, 2026, for the seat vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in 1990s, will likely 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. Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came to the UK from Somalia as a child in the 1990s and was elected leader of Camden council in May, was chosen
[Horn Diplomat] London (Horndiplomat) -- Britain's Labour Party has selected Somali-born Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali as its candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary by-election, placing a former child refugee at the centre of one of the country's most closely watched political contests.
Leader has said Greens are underdogs in race for Keir Starmer’s former seat but he is confident they can beat Labour Zack Polanski, the Green party leader, has been selected as its candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on 8 October. The seat became vacant this month when the former prime minister Keir Starmer announced he was leaving parliament . Continue reading...
LONDON, Sept 11 - The leader of Britain's left-wing Green Party Zack Polanski was on Friday confirmed as the party's candidate for a seat in parliament vacated by former Labour prime minister Keir Starmer.