Camden council was warned about paedophile nursery worker years before arrest Vincent Chan went on to abuse children after being cleared of ‘significant concerns’ following council-overseen inquiry The Guardian - UK · 5h ago
Zack Polanski facing calls to quit as Green Party leader after by-election defeat Former party leader Caroline Lucas has accused Polanski of a failure in leadership, while the chair of the Jewish Greens committee called for him to resign The Independent UK · Oct 9
Sagal Abdi-Wali's Holborn and St Pancras by-election victory speech in full: 'This place gave me hope' ‘I will never forget where I came from and I will always relentlessly fight to be a voice for this place’ Evening Standard · Oct 9
Polanski vows to carry on as Greens leader after by-election defeat to Labour Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali retained the seat for Labour after former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer stepped down. The Independent UK · Oct 9
Sagal Abdi-Wali says Labour by-election victory is testament to diversity New MP for Holborn and St Pancras said she hoped her win meant people ‘like her’ would feel they belong in Britain. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Counting begins in Holborn and St Pancras as Polanski could come under pressure Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali appears to be ahead in the early stages of tallying the votes in north London. Evening Standard · Oct 9
Great Ormond Street Hospital schoolteachers strike outside council offices over sacked colleague Kate Williams spent nearly 15 years teaching desperately ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital until she was dismissed Evening Standard · Oct 8
OPINION - Tories' Ewan Cameron slams 'spiteful mansion tax': There's no greater Conservative principle than home ownership The Conservative candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election vows to fight controversial Labour policy ‘every step of the way’ Evening Standard · Oct 7
George Galloway hit by full-blown Labour attack over Holborn by-election: 'He's not even in the UK' Exclusive: Mr Galloway, who is in South Africa, was accused by Labour of a ‘long-track record of divisive campaigns and rhetoric’ Evening Standard · Sep 22
George Galloway fights Zack Polanski in key Holborn by-election from 'exile' in South Africa George Galloway says is having to fight the Holborn and St Pancras by-election ‘from exile in South Africa’ Evening Standard · Sep 21
Zack Polanski speaks Bengali in bid to reach Holburn and St Pancras by-election voters The Green Party leader was mocked by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for his Urdu-speaking video earlier this week The Independent UK · Sep 19
Huge row emerges in Holborn by-election as George Galloway confirmed to run A ROW has emerged after George Galloway announced he would stand as a candidate in the by-election for Keir Starmer’s former seat in order to… The National (Scotland) · Sep 16
Parties announce candidates to fight Labour and Greens in Holborn by-election Labour has chosen Sagal Abdi-Wali, the leader of Camden Council, while the Greens’ candidate will be leader Zack Polanski. Evening Standard · Sep 14
Conservatives announce candidate for Holborn and St Pancras by-election Ewan Cameron, a former Camden councillor, will be the Conservative representative in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. Evening Standard · Sep 14
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Labour launches campaign in crunch London by-election against Zack Polanski’s Green Party If elected, Sagal Abdi-Wali would become the first British-Somali woman to serve as an MP in the UK
Evening Standard · Sep 11 Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Who are the candidates? Labour favourite Sagal Abdi-Wali and Green Party leader Zack Polanski are the main contenders in the by-election
Evening Standard · Sep 11 Zack Polanski unleashes his Green army on Labour as he's named party's candidate for Holborn by-election Zack Polanski aiming to win north London seat in political shock on October 8
Evening Standard · Sep 11 Andy Burnham makes surprise London by-election visit as Labour faces Zack Polanski in fierce vote showdown Prime Minister meets Labour’s candidate for Holborn and St Pancras Sagal Abdi-Wali ahead of major weekend of campaigning
Evening Standard · Sep 7 Who is Sagal Abdi-Wali? New London MP who escaped civil war in Somalia as a child Who is Sagal Abdi-Wali? Leader of Camden Council comfortably wins north London by-election
Evening Standard · Sep 7 Writ issued for Holborn and St Pancras by-election as Ed Miliband leads Labour fightback against Zack Polanski The crunch by-election in London is expected to take place on Thursday October 8, or possibly the 15th
International Business Times UK · Sep 3 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.
The Independent UK · Sep 2 Jewellers criticise ‘ghoulish’ plans for Hatton Garden burglary-themed bar Jewellers said the proposals made a mockery of the infamous heist where businesses lost their livelihoods
Evening Standard · Aug 31 £1.7 million 'healthy streets' London traffic project gets green light despite protests Hampstead scheme gets the go-ahead despite 1,100-signature petition urging Camden Council to ‘think again’
Evening Standard · Aug 27 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 · Aug 25 Thousands of homes without water in north London due to burst pipe: 'It's a crazy situation' Several postcodes in north London have reportedly been without water for more than 24 hours