Sagal Abdi-Wali wins London by-election to replace Keir Starmer2026-10-09Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election with 12,292 votes, ahead of Green leader Zack Polanski, who received 8,928.Abdi-Wali, a Somali-born former child refugee, was sworn in as the constituency’s MP on Monday.Abdi-Wali said tackling homelessness and the wider housing crisis helped draw her into politics.Royaume-Uni : une ex-réfugiée somalienne remporte un siège important pour les travaillistes (La Croix)Green Leader Polanski’s Westminster gamble fails in Holborn and St Pancras (Politico Europe)Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali sworn in as London's newest MP | Africanews (Africanews)Royaume-Uni : les Verts sortent défaits et le gouvernement travailliste conforté à l’occasion d’une élection partielle à Londres (Le Monde)UK Greens leader Polanski contests by-election after Zionism row (ARY News)UK Greens leader Polanski loses by-election amid Zionism row (ARY News)لندن میں پارلیمنٹ کی نشست پر باحجاب خاتون منتخب (Daily Jang)Burnham’s Labour holds off Greens in London election test (Daily Sabah)