PoliticsOxford, Bethnal Green and the Guardian: the surprising British backstory of senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed
Before winning election as Michigan senator, Abdul El-Sayed had a heated exchange with a British TV journalist that went viral. In a 2010 Guardian article, he argued that UK democracy had advantages over the US, recalling a Labour candidate-selection meeting he attended in Bethnal Green while studying at Oxford.
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Oxford, Bethnal Green and the Guardian: the surprising British backstory of senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed
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