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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Minister accuses Reform's Zia Yusuf of 'straightforward racism' over remark about London by-election contender

A Cabinet minister has accused Zia Yusuf of “pretty straightforward racism” over comments he made about the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election.

Reform’s home affairs spokesman was criticised for a tweet about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the leader of Camden council.

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