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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Reform round on Zia Yusuf over 'nasty' suggestion top Labour candidate in London by-election isn't British

Top Reform politicians have criticised Zia Yusuf over “nasty” comments he made suggesting the favourite Labour candidate to replace Sir Keir Starmer in the upcoming Holborn and St Pancras by-election is not British.

Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee from Somalia and the current leader of Camden council, has been tipped as an early front-runner to take over from Sir Keir, who is stepping down as an MP in his London constituency.

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