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

Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contest

The Guardian - UK

Labour candidate selected to replace Keir Starmer in Holborn & St Pancras by-election

Leader of Camden council Sagal Abdi-Wali selected as Labour candidate to fight by-election to replace Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Zack Polanski faces fight from within Green Party to get selected in crunch London by-election

Camden councillor Hamza Chowdhury launched his campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer this week by stating the borough does not need ‘a politician you’ll only see on a leaflet’

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The byelection here in Holborn and St Pancras is Labour’s to lose. But lose it might

The Greens appeal to young and progressive voters here on defence, rent controls and North Sea oil. The Burnham bounce may be about to hit an obstacle, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Who is Sagal Abdi-Wali? The council leader named as Labour’s candidate in crunch Holborn and St Pancras by-election

Sagal Abdi-Wali, leader of Camden Council, will take on expected Green candidate Zack Polanski in north London by-election

Evening Standard

Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat

Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection

The Guardian - UK

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

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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Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister

Senior Reform UK figure has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugee

The Guardian - UK

Who are the shortlisted Labour candidates to replace Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras by-election?

Three Labour Camden councillors have been shortlisted to replace Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Reform UK's Worst Nightmare? Somali-Born Refugee Tipped to Take Starmer's Old Seat

Sagal Abdi-Wali, a Somali-born Camden resident, is the leading Labour candidate for Keir Starmer's former MP seat in Holborn and St Pancras, sparking debate on representation and diversity.

International Business Times UK

Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

Party leader in England and Wales seen as favourite to contest Holborn and St Pancras after Starmer’s resignation

The Guardian - UK

Camden Council pays £2,000 to arthritic resident whose leaking radiator it ripped out

The Housing Ombudsman criticised the council for breaching its own repairs policy after failing to react urgently to heating problems

Evening Standard

Political powerbroker George Norcross is giving $100 million to the hospital where he was born—which will now carry his name

The New Jersey Democratic kingmaker's gift to Cooper University Health Care is the system's largest ever.

Fortune

Camden council considers new gambling policy to protect vulnerable areas

A report from the council underlined that 5,000 residents could be at risk of gambling-related harm

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Hundreds of artists to be turfed out of‘lifeline’ studios by London council

Artist studios converted from 'uninhabitable' council flats have been told to vacate by January, prompting warnings that it could end careers

Evening Standard

British Museum set for 'biggest ever' refurbishment

In March, Camden Council approved controversial plans for new Welcome Pavilions, including security admission buildings for the museum’s estimated six million annual visitors

The Guardian - UK

‘Community spaces are being taken away’: campaigners rail at rise of pay-to-play padel courts

Proposals to convert skateparks, children’s play areas and basketball courts have angered residents

Evening Standard

My London: Artist Yinka Ilori

Artist Yinka Ilori chills at Banya, loves the steaks at Straker’s and never cheats on his Camden barber

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James Patten sentenced to 21 months in prison over $100 million New Jersey deli stock fraud

James Patten, the former stockbroker behind the infamous stock manipulation scheme that turned a small, money-losing New Jersey deli into a company valued at nearly $100 million, has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Patten, 67, was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Christine O'Hearn in Camden,…

Evening Standard

Mayor demands TfL transparency over ‘misery’ caused by London Underground track noise

Londoners in Brent, Kennington, Islington, Camden and South Wimbledon are particularly affected

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like home’: Brixton market traders fight to stop site being sold to big business

Campaign hopes to buy site for community, fearing it could go same route of corporate gentrification as Camden and Old Spitalfields

Evening Standard

Camden High Street could be made permanently car-free

Camden Council is proposing a permanent ban on motor traffic on world-famous street

Evening Standard

Everything we know about the new London drinking rule that could land you with a £100 fine

The new rules are part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour by Camden Council

The Times of India

This 250-year-old "John Doe" was just identified using DNA, naming a Revolutionary War soldier after 250 years

A teenage Revolutionary War soldier, lost for over two centuries, has been identified thanks to a remarkable fusion of forensic science and genealogical research. Private John Pumphrey, who fell at the Battle of Camden in 1780, was identified through DNA technology and tracing his family tree, connecting him with living…

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Other lives: Actor who became a long-serving Liberal Democrat politician in north London

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