Labour's Abdi-Wali wins Holborn by-election, defeating Green leader Polanski

Labour's Abdi-Wali wins Holborn by-election, defeating Green leader Polanski

Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election with 45% of the vote, defeating Green Party leader Zack Polanski by over 3,300 votes. The loss compounds a turbulent week for Polanski, who skipped the party's controversial 'Zionism is racism' conference vote to campaign in the race.

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